Experimental rock deformation : the brittle field.

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Author / Creator:Paterson, M. S.
Edition:2nd, completely rev. and updated ed.
Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2005.
Description:x, 347 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5702898
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Other authors / contributors:Wong, Teng-fong.
ISBN:3540240233
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Experimental Procedures
  • Griffith Theory of Brittle Failure
  • Evolution of Physical Properties during Brittle Failure
  • Micromechanics of Brittle Failure
  • The Role of Pore Fluids
  • Friction and Sliding Phenomena
  • Brittle-Ductile Transition
  • Appendix 1. Fracture Mechanisms
  • Appendix 2. Plasticity Theory and Localization Analysis
  • Appendix 3. Constitutive Relations for Friction