Pressure stimulated currents in rocks and their correlation with mechanical properties

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 563-567

  Stavrakas, I ^a   Triantis, D ^a   Agioutantis, Z ^b   Maurigiannakis, S ^b   Saltas, V ^c   Vallianatos, F ^c   Clarke, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL STATE; ELECTRIC FIELD; MARBLE; ROCK MECHANICS; UNIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 7744246134     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-4-563-2004     Document Type: Article

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