Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression
Brittle fracture propagation in rock under compression
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00186851
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发表时间:
1965
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通讯作者:
E. Hoek;Z. Bieniawski
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作者:
E. Hoek;Z. Bieniawski
The results of studies of the initiation and propagation of fracture from a single Griffith crack in a biaxial compressive stress field are reported. It is concluded that Griffith's theory of brittle fracture offers a reliable prediction of the fracture initiation stress but that the resulting fracture propagation from a single crack cannot account for the macroscopic fracture of a specimen. Some preliminary results of studies on crack arrays and on the effects of crack closure in compression are presented. The applicability of these results to the prediction of rock fracture in predominantly compressive stress fields is discussed.