Comminution of solids caused by kinetic energy of high shear strain rate, with implications for impact, shock, and shale fracturing

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 48, 2013, Pages 19291-19294

  Bažant, Zdeněk P ^a   Caner, Ferhun C ^a,b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dimensional analysis; Dynamic fracture; Fracture mechanics; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENERGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; KINETICS; OIL SHALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; SHALE GAS;

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GEOLOGICAL PROCESSES; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 84888390825     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1318739110     Document Type: Article

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