Development of stress-induced microcracks in Westerly Granite

Dilatancy in the fracture of crystalline rocks

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Earthquake Prediction: A Physical Basis

Christian Scholz, Lynn R. Sykes, Yash Aggarwal · Science · 1973 · 1.2K citations

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A note on brittle crack growth in compression

W. F. Brace, E. G. Bombolakis · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1963 · 841 citations

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Stress-induced velocity anisotropy in rock: An experimental study

Amos Nur, Gene Simmons · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1969 · 600 citations

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Crack growth and faulting in cylindrical specimens of chelmsford granite

Syd S. Peng, A.M. Johnson · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts · 1972 · 478 citations

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