Growth of three-dimensional fractures, arrays, and networks in brittle rocks under tension and compression
Authors:
- Robin N. ThomasRTRobin N. Thomas
- Adriana PalusznyAPAdriana Paluszny
- Robert W. ZimmermanRZRobert W. Zimmerman
- 1 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Computers and Geotechnics
- Vol. 121
Abstract
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Funding Information
- European Commission
- Royal Society
- Natural Environment Research Council
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