The role of weak bedding planes in the cross-layer crack growth paths of layered rocks

Numerical investigation of the effect of joint geometrical parameters on the mechanical properties of a non-persistent jointed rock mass under uniaxial compression

M. Bahaaddini, Glenn Sharrock, Bruce Hebblewhite · Computers and Geotechnics · 2012 · 376 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +17

Fracture termination and step-over at bedding interfaces due to frictional slip and interface opening

Michele L. Cooke, Chad A. Underwood · Journal of Structural Geology · 2001 · 312 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Interface Science +13

Explanation for fracture spacing in layered materials

T. Bai, David D. Pollard, Huajian Gao · Nature · 2000 · 297 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +13

Numerical investigation of hydraulic fracture propagation in a layered reservoir using the cohesive zone method

Jianchun Guo, Bo Luo, Cong Lu et al. · Engineering Fracture Mechanics · 2017 · 234 citations

Engineering, Geological Engineering, Petroleum Engineering +17

Scale effect on the shear behaviour of rock joints based on a numerical study

M. Bahaaddini, Paul Hagan, R. Mitra et al. · Engineering Geology · 2014 · 219 citations

Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering +16