Effect of pre-existing cracks on thermal cracking of granitic rocks under confinement
Kareem Ramzy Aboayanah, Afeez K. Popoola, Aly Abdelaziz, Lei Sun, Ekaterina Ossetchkina, Karl Peterson, Giovanni Grasselli
Topics & Concepts
CrackingThermalMaterials scienceGranitic rockGeothermal gradientPetrographyComposite materialGeologyGeotechnical engineeringMineralogyGeochemistryMeteorologyGeophysicsPhysicsRock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsTunneling and Rock Mechanics