Discrete element modeling of fracture toughness tests in weakly cemented sandstone

Gulf Rocks 2004 - 6th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARMS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Park, N ^a   Holder, J ^a   Olson, J E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PARTICLE SIZE; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE;

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; FRACTURE MECHANICS BEHAVIORS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS TESTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS VALUES; LINEAR ELASTIC FRACTURE MECHANICS; MODE-I FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; SEMICIRCULAR SPECIMEN UNDER THREE-POINT BENDING (SCB);

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84874045789     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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