Fracture mechanisms of offset rock joints - A laboratory investigation

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-562

  Mughieda, Omer ^a,b   Alzo'ubi, Abdel Kareem ^a  

^a Department of Civil Engineering ^*  (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Coalescence; Fracture mechanics; Jointed rock; Rock mass strength; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; COALESCENCE; COMPACTION; CRACK INITIATION; DATA ACQUISITION; LABORATORIES; ROCKS; TENSILE STRESS;

DISPLACEMENTS; FAILURE MECHANISM; SHEAR FAILURE; TENSILE FAILURE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE MECHANICS; JOINT; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 8144226835     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEGE.0000047045.89857.06     Document Type: Article

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