Microfracturing and the inelastic deformation of rock in compression

The frequency-magnitude relation of microfracturing in rock and its relation to earthquakes

Christopher H. Scholz · Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America · 1968 · 1.8K citations

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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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Stick-Slip as a Mechanism for Earthquakes

W. F. Brace, J. D. Byerlee · Science · 1966 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geology +17

A note on brittle crack growth in compression

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

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression

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

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology +12