Micromechanics of brittle creep in rocks

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Brantut, N ^a   Baud, P ^b   Heap, M J ^b   Meredith, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG EOST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE DEFORMATION; CONFINING PRESSURE; CRACKING; CREEP; FAILURE MECHANISM; MICROCRACK; MICROMECHANICS; POROSITY; STRAIN RATE; TRIAXIAL TEST; UPPER CRUST;

EID: 84865752708     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JB009299     Document Type: Article

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