The shear strength of rock and rock joints

Dilatancy in the fracture of crystalline rocks

W. F. Brace, Bartlett W. Paulding, Christopher H. Scholz · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1966 · 1.7K citations

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Experimental deformation of serpentinite and its tectonic implications

C. B. Raleigh, Mike Paterson · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1965 · 772 citations

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Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression

E. Hoek, Z.T. Bieniawski · International Journal of Fracture · 1965 · 674 citations

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Role of fluid pressure in jointing

Donald T. Secor · American Journal of Science · 1965 · 618 citations

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Brittle-ductile transition in rocks

J. D. Byerlee · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1968 · 579 citations

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