On the role of frictional sliding in the compressive fracture of ice and granite: Terminal vs. post-terminal failure

Fundamentals of rock mechanics

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1974 · 4.9K citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Geological Engineering +12

Friction of rocks

J. D. Byerlee · Pure and Applied Geophysics · 1978 · 4K citations

Quasi-static fault growth and shear fracture energy in granite

D. A. Lockner, J. D. Byerlee, V. S. Kuksenko et al. · Nature · 1991 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +13

The failure of brittle solids containing small cracks under compressive stress states

Michael F. Ashby, S. D. Hallam · Acta Metallurgica · 1986 · 1K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +15

Compression‐induced microcrack growth in brittle solids: Axial splitting and shear failure

Hideyuki Horii, Sia Nemat‐Nasser · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1985 · 957 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17