Damage and rupture dynamics at the brittle-ductile transition: The case of gypsum

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Brantut, N ^a   Schubnel, A ^a   Gueguen Y ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GÉOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONFINING PRESSURE; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DUCTILE DEFORMATION; ELASTIC WAVE; GYPSUM; MICROCRACK; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE EFFECT; RUPTURE; SHEAR BAND; STRAIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 78751658442     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JB007675     Document Type: Article

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