TY - BOOK ID - 208216 TI - Tensile fracturing in rocks : tectonofractographic and electromagnetic radiation methods PY - 2005 SN - 1280234601 9786610234608 3540266143 3540214569 3642059872 PB - Berlin ; New York : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Rocks KW - Granite outcrops KW - Geology, Structural. KW - Fractography. KW - Electromagnetic waves. KW - Fracture. KW - Testing. KW - Electromagnetic energy KW - Electromagnetic radiation KW - Electromagnetic theory KW - Waves KW - Rock mechanics KW - Microfractography KW - Electron microscopy KW - Fracture mechanics KW - Metallography KW - Metals KW - Geotectonics KW - Structural geology KW - Tectonics (Geology) KW - Physical geology KW - Granite KW - Outcrops (Geology) KW - Petrology KW - Stone KW - Fracture KW - Hydraulic engineering. KW - Mineralogy. KW - Geology. KW - Physical geography. KW - Structural Geology. KW - Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. KW - Geophysics/Geodesy. KW - Hydrogeology. KW - Geography KW - Geognosy KW - Geoscience KW - Earth sciences KW - Natural history KW - Crystallography KW - Minerals KW - Engineering, Hydraulic KW - Engineering KW - Fluid mechanics KW - Hydraulics KW - Shore protection KW - Structural geology. KW - Engineering geology. KW - Engineering—Geology. KW - Foundations. KW - Hydraulics. KW - Geophysics. KW - Geohydrology KW - Geology KW - Hydrology KW - Groundwater KW - Geological physics KW - Terrestrial physics KW - Physics KW - Flow of water KW - Water KW - Hydraulic engineering KW - Jets KW - Architecture KW - Building KW - Structural engineering KW - Underground construction KW - Caissons KW - Earthwork KW - Masonry KW - Soil consolidation KW - Soil mechanics KW - Walls KW - Civil engineering KW - Geology, Economic KW - Flow KW - Distribution KW - Details UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:208216 AB - ‘Tensile Fracturing in Rocks’ presents field observations on fracturing of sedim- tary rocks and granite outcrops from various provinces in three continents. It also combines results of recent experiments conducted at different laboratories around the world with current theories on fracturing. In treating faults, this book limits itself to faults that are associated with joint sets produced by definable causes and occasi- ally to cases where interaction between the two types of fracture – faults and joints – is not clear. The book’s subject matter is divided over six chapters, which are briefly described below. Chapter 1 summarizes current key concepts in fracture physics. It starts with a pr- entation of the elastic theory of fracture, and concentrates on the results of linear el- tic fracture mechanics. The chapter touches also upon other fracture properties, e.g., crack nucleation, dynamic fracturing and slow fracturing processes. Nucleation is - dressed by statistical mechanics methods incorporating modern approaches of th- mal and fiber bundle processes. The analyses of dynamic fracturing and slow fract- ing focus on the differences, as compared to the linear elastic approach. The cont- versy in interpreting experimental dynamic results is highlighted, as are the surface morphology patterns that emerge in fracturing and the non-Griffith crack extension criterion in very slow fracturing processes. ER -