Fracture toughness and fracture roughness in anisotropic granitic rocks

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-415

  Nasseri, M H B ^a   Grasselli, G ^a   Mohanty, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fracture process zone; Fracture roughness; Fracture toughness; SEM; X ray micro CT

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONE; FRACTURE ROUGHNESS; GRAIN-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MICRO CT; SPECIFIC ORIENTATION;

ANISOTROPY; CRACKS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRANITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FRACTURE;

EID: 79951675110     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-009-0071-z     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Backers T, Fardin N, Dresen G., Stephansson O. (2003) Effect of loading rate on mode I fracture toughness, roughness and micromechanics of sandstone. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 40:425-433
2. Grasselli G (2001) Shear strength of rock joints based on quantified surface description. Ph.D. thesis, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, 125p
3. Grasselli G (2006) Manuel Rocha Medal recipient - Shear strength of rock joints based on quantified surface description. Rock Mech Rock Eng 39:295-314
4. Grasselli G, Wirth J, Egger P. (2002) Quantitative three-dimensional description of a rough surface and parameter evolution with shearing. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 39:789-800
5. Hoagland RG, Hahn GT, Rosenfiield A.R. (1973) Influence of microstructure on fracture propagation in rock. Rock Mech 5:77-106
6. Iqbal N, Mohanty B. (2006) Experimental calibration of stress intensity factors of the ISRM suggested cracked chevronnotched Brazilian disc specimen used for determination of mode-I fracture toughness. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 43:1270-1276
7. ISRM (1995) Suggested methods for the determining mode I fracture toughness using cracked chevron notched Brazilian disc (CCNBD) specimens. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci Geomech Abstr 32:57-64
8. Issa MA, Issa MA, Islam M.S., Chudnovsky A. (2003) Fractal dimension - a measure of fracture roughness and toughness of concrete. Eng Fract Mech 70:125-137
9. Labuz JF, Shah SP, Dowding C.H. (1987) The fracture process zone in granite: evidence and effect. Int J Rock Mech Geomech Abstr 24(4):235-246
10. Lange DA, Jennings HM, Shah S.P. (1993) Relationship between fracture surface-roughness and fracture-behavior of cement paste and mortar. J Am Ceram Soc 76:589-597
11. Launeau P, Robin PYF (1996) Fabric analysis using the intercept method. Tectonophysics 267:91-119
12. Nasseri MHB, Mohanty B. (2008) Fracture toughness anisotropy in granitic rocks. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 45:167-193
13. Nasseri MHB, Mohanty B, Robin PYF (2005) Characterization of microstructures and fracture toughness in five granitic rocks. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 42:450-460
14. Nasseri MHB, Mohanty B, Young R.P. (2006) Fracture toughness measurements and acoustic emission activity in brittle rocks. Pure Appl Geophys 163:917-945
15. Ouchterlony F (1980) Review of fracture toughness testing of rocks. DS 1980 15, Swed Detoic Res Found Stockholm
16. Wirth J (2002) Rapid modeling. Hanser, Munich, p 220
17. Zang A, Christian Wagner F (2000) Fracture process zone in granite. JGR 105(B10):23651-23661