Evaluation of methods for determining crack initiation in compression tests on low-porosity rocks

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 607-617

  Nicksiar, Mohsen ^a   Martin, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Lateral strain response; Spalling; Uniaxial compressive strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE ROCKS; COMPRESSION TESTS; COMPRESSIVE LOADING; CRACK COALESCENCE; EVALUATION OF METHODS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY TEST; LABORATORY TESTING; LATERAL STRAIN; LOADING PROCESS; PEAK STRENGTH; SIMPLIFIED METHOD; SPALLING STRENGTH; STRESS-INDUCED DAMAGE; STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; UNDERGROUND EXCAVATION; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; UNSTABLE CRACK GROWTH;

COALESCENCE; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACKS; POROSITY; ROCKS; SPALLING; STANDARDS;

CRACK INITIATION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACKING; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; EXCAVATION; POROSITY; ROCK; SPALLING; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 84865385035     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-012-0221-6     Document Type: Article

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