Strength failure and crack coalescence behavior of brittle sandstone samples containing a single fissure under uniaxial compression

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-250

  Yang, Sheng Qi ^a   Jing, Hong Wen ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acoustic Emission (AE); Brittle sandstone; Crack coalescence; Failure mode; Fissure angle; Fissure length; Mechanical parameter; Surface spalling; Tensile crack

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE SANDSTONE; CRACK COALESCENCE; FISSURE ANGLE; FISSURE LENGTH; MECHANICAL PARAMETER; SURFACE SPALLING; TENSILE CRACK;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COALESCENCE; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; FAILURE MODES; FRACTURE; GAS HAZARDS; ROCK BURSTS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SPALLING;

SANDSTONE;

EID: 79951673079     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-010-9576-4     Document Type: Article

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