Philip Benson

Relating seismic velocities, thermal cracking and permeability in Mt. Etna and Iceland basalts

Sergio Vinciguerra, C. Trovato, P. G. Meredith et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2005 · 202 citations

Iceland Basalts, Engineering, Seismic Wave +10

Influence of relative humidity on fracture toughness of rock: Implications for subcritical crack growth

Yoshitaka Nara, Kazuya Morimoto, Naoki Hiroyoshi et al. · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 2012 · 178 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Testing, Engineering +12

Laboratory Simulation of Volcano Seismicity

Philip Benson, Sergio Vinciguerra, P. G. Meredith et al. · Science · 2008 · 168 citations

Volcanology, Engineering, Mount Etna Volcano +16

Pore fabric shape anisotropy in porous sandstones and its relation to elastic wave velocity and permeability anisotropy under hydrostatic pressure

Philip Benson, P. G. Meredith, Ellen Platzman et al. · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2005 · 119 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Materials Science, Porous Sandstones +13

Imaging slow failure in triaxially deformed Etna basalt using 3D acoustic‐emission location and X‐ray computed tomography

Philip Benson, B. D. Thompson, P. G. Meredith et al. · Geophysical Research Letters · 2007 · 118 citations

Computed Tomography, Volcanology, Engineering +26