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Effect of heterogeneity of brittle rock on micromechanical extensile behavior during compression loading
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Lan, H., Hu, B., Martin, C. D.
A grain-based Universal Distinct Element Code model was developed to generate a deformable polygonal grain-like structure to simulate the microstructure of brittle rock. It takes into account grain-scale heterogeneity including microgeometric heterogeneity, grain-scale elastic heterogeneity, and...
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Quantification of damage and its effects on the compressive strength of an advanced ceramic
Download2019-01-03
Krimsky, Erez, Ramesh, K.T., Bratcher, M., Foster, M., Hogan, James D.
An understanding of the dynamic failure of damaged ceramics is important in protection applications, where the interaction of the projectile with cracked material is a contributing factor in the overall system performance. In this paper, we investigate the effects of pre-existing internal cracks...
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Wellbore seismic and core sample measurement analysis: integrated geophysical study of the Lake Bosumtwi impact structure, Ghana
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Wellbore seismic measurements were recorded in the Lake Bosumtwi impact structure, Ghana, in 2004. A full range of petrophysical measurements were also performed in the laboratory on core samples from the same boreholes. The Vertical Seismic Profile shows low velocities for both P and S waves in...