The effect of fracture growth rate on fracture process zone development in quasi-brittle rock
Lei Chen, Guangqing Zhang, Zhikun Zou, Yuanzhe Guo, Xuelin Zheng
Topics & Concepts
Fracture (geology)Materials scienceSofteningFracture mechanicsStrain energy release rateCohesive zone modelBrittlenessFracture zoneComposite materialGeologyGeophysicsRock Mechanics and ModelingNumerical methods in engineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures