Fractures and Acoustic Emission Features of Non-persistent Jointed Rocks Subjected to Freeze–Thaw-Compression Load: Experimental Insights

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

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Materials Science, Fracture Coalescence, Engineering +7

Generalized crack initiation and crack damage stress thresholds of brittle rock masses near underground excavations

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Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering, Civil Engineering +8

Crack Coalescence in Molded Gypsum and Carrara Marble: Part 1. Macroscopic Observations and Interpretation

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Materials Science, Carrara Marble, Crack Coalescence +7

Coalescence of multiple flaws in a rock-model material in uniaxial compression

Myung Sagong, Antonio Bobet · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2002 · 532 citations

Materials Science, Rock Testing, Engineering +10

Strength and failure modes of rock mass models with non-persistent joints

M. Prudencio, M. Van Sint Jan · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2007 · 326 citations

Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Testing, Engineering +11