3D Crack Growth in Biaxial Compression: Influence of Shape and Inclination of Initial Cracks

Fracture coalescence in rock-type materials under uniaxial and biaxial compression

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A note on brittle crack growth in compression

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A new true triaxial cell for testing mechanical properties of rock, and its use to determine rock strength and deformability of Westerly granite

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Strength failure and crack coalescence behavior of brittle sandstone samples containing a single fissure under uniaxial compression

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Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material Containing a Single Flaw Under Uniaxial Compression: A Numerical Study Based on Parallel Bonded-Particle Model Approach

Xiao-Ping Zhang, Louis Ngai Yuen Wong · Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering · 2011 · 547 citations

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