Mechanism of brittle fracture of rock

Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression

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

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The effect of cracks on the uniaxial elastic compression of rocks

J. B. Walsh · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1965 · 657 citations

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Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression

E. Hoek, Z.T. Bieniawski · International Journal of Fracture · 1984 · 501 citations

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An extension of the Griffith theory of fracture to rocks

W. F. Brace · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1960 · 207 citations

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The frictional properties of joints in rock

J. C. Jaeger · Geofisica pura e applicata · 1959 · 161 citations

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