- 548 pages
- English
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Fracture Mechanics of Rock
About this book
The analysis of crack problems through fracture mechanics has been applied to the study of materials such as glass, metals and ceramics because relatively simple fracture criteria describe the failure of these materials. The increased attention paid to experimental rock fracture mechanics has led to major contributions to the solving of geophysical problems.The text presents a concise treatment of the physics and mathematics of a representative selection of problems from areas such as earthquake mechanics and prediction, hydraulic fracturing, hot dry rock geothermal energy, fault mechanics, and dynamic fragmentation.
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Table of contents
- Font Cover
- Fracture Mechanics of Rock
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
- PREFACE
- CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO FRACTURE MECHANICS AND ITS GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS
- CHAPTER 2. JOINTS AND SHEAR FRACTURES IN ROCK
- CHAPTER 3. THEORY OF CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION IN ROCK
- CHAPTER 4. THE THEORY OF SUBCRITICAL CRACK GROWTH WITH APPLICATIONS TO MINERALS AND ROCKS
- CHAPTER 5. TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION AND FAILURE
- CHAPTER 6. FRACTURE MECHANICS APPROACH TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING STRESS MEASUREMENTS
- CHAPTER 7. FRACTURE MECHANICS APPLIED TO HOT, DRY ROCK GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
- CHAPTER 8. THEORETICAL DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESSES NEAR FRACTURES IN ROCK: WITH APPLICATIONS TO FAULTS, JOINTS, VEINS, DIKES, AND SOLUTION SURFACES
- CHAPTER 9. MECHANICS OF SHEAR RUPTURE APPLIED TO EARTHQUAKE ZONES
- CHAPTER 10. DYNAMIC ROCK FRAGMENTATION
- CHAPTER 11. EXPERIMENTAL FRACTURE MECHANICS DATA FOR ROCKS AND MINERALS
- Index