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Fracture mechanics of rock /
In this work, the authors have attempted to present 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, and dynamic fragmentation. --
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Orlando :
Academic Press,
1987.
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| Colección: | Academic Press geology series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Fracture Mechanics of Rock; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION TO FRACTURE MECHANICS AND ITS GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS; 1.1 Background; 1.2 Concepts, Definitions and Theory; 1.3 Overview of Geophysical Applications; 1.4 Future Perspectives; 1.5 Plan of this Volume; References; CHAPTER 2. JOINTS AND SHEAR FRACTURES IN ROCK; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Historical Background; 2.3 The Isolated Crack; 2.4 Microcracks; 2.5 Joints: Record of a Rupture; 2.6 Recracking; 2.7 Shear Fracturing; 2.8 Patterns of Multiple Fractures and Joints.
- 2.9 Loading Conditions Leading to Propagation of Joints2.10 Conclusions; References; CHAPTER 3. THEORY OF CRACK INITIATION AND PROPAGATION IN ROCK; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Crack Initiation; 3.3 Crack Propagation; 3.4 Notes on Implementation of Crack Initiation and Propagation Theories; References; CHAPTER 4. THE THEORY OF SUBCRITICAL CRACK GROWTH WITH APPLICATIONS TO MINERALS AND ROCKS; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Micromechanisms of Fracture; 4.3 Mechanisms of Subcritical Crack Growth; 4.4 Constitutive Modelling of Subcritical Crack Growth; 4.5 Overview of Experimental Data.
- 4.6 Extrapolation of Subcritical Crack Growth Data to the Crustal Environment4.7 Requirements for Further Studies; References; CHAPTER 5. TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION AND FAILURE; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Microcrack Growth; 5.3 Prediction of Rate-dependent Properties; 5.4 Closure; References; CHAPTER 6. FRACTURE MECHANICS APPROACH TO HYDRAULIC FRACTURING STRESS MEASUREMENTS; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Experimental Observations; 6.3 Fracture Mechanics Approach to Hydraulic Fracturing; 6.4 Application of Fracture Mechanics to Experimental Results; 6.5 Concluding Comments; References.
- CHAPTER 7. FRACTURE MECHANICS APPLIED TO HOT, DRY ROCK GEOTHERMAL ENERGY7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Theoretical Consideration of the Behaviour of Artifical Cracks; 7.3 Fracture Behaviour of Crustal Rock Mass; 7.4 Concluding Remarks; References; CHAPTER 8. THEORETICAL DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESSES NEAR FRACTURES IN ROCK: WITH APPLICATIONS TO FAULTS, JOINTS, VEINS, DIKES, AND SOLUTION SURFACES; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Elementary Elastic Crack Theory; 8.3 The Displacement Field; 8.4 The Stress Field; 8.5 Approximate Fields in Special Regions.
- 8.6 Applications to Selected Problems in Structural Geology and TectonicsReferences; CHAPTER 9. MECHANICS OF SHEAR RUPTURE APPLIED TO EARTHQUAKE ZONES; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Shear Fracture Mechanics; 9.3 Slip-weakening Model of Shear Rupture; 9.4 Slip Distributions and Interactions; 9.5 Summary and Conclusion; References; CHAPTER 10. DYNAMIC ROCK FRAGMENTATION; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Dynamic Fracture Strength; 10.3 Fragment Size Predictions in Dynamic Fragmentation; 10.4 Particle Size Distributions in Dynamic Fragmentation; 10.5 Continuum Modelling of Dynamic Fracture and Fragmentation.