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Active since
1961
Affiliations
University of Minnesota(Current)
University of Minnesota System
Itasca Consultants (United States)
Colorado School of Mines
University of Salford
C. Fairhurst is an author at University of Minnesota specializing in engineering, rock mechanics, and geotechnical engineering.
Publications per year
1961–2017
A study of brittle rock fracture in laboratory compression experiments
W.R. Wawersik, C. Fairhurst · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1970 · 815 citations
Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology +14
Initiation and Extension of Hydraulic Fractures in Rocks
B.C. Haimson, C. Fairhurst · Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal · 1967 · 734 citations
Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geological Engineering +17
The elasto-plastic response of underground excavations in rock masses that satisfy the Hoek–Brown failure criterion
C. Carranza‐Torres, C. Fairhurst · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 1999 · 628 citations
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +16
Application of the Convergence-Confinement method of tunnel design to rock masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion
C. Carranza‐Torres, C. Fairhurst · Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology · 2000 · 579 citations
Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +13
On the validity of the ‘Brazilian’ test for brittle materials
C. Fairhurst · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1964 · 448 citations
Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +13
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