http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
1 online resource (xi, 534 pages) : illustrations.
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.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL
Includes bibliographical references and index.