Numerical simulation on damage and failure of brittle rocks under different confining pressures

International Journal of Geomechanics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 266-273

  Chen, Z H ^a,b   Tham, L G ^b   Yeung, M R ^b   Lee, P K K ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Damage; Failures; Numerical analysis; Pressures; Rocks; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85001740646     PISSN: 15323641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1532-3641(2003)3:2(266)     Document Type: Article

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