Stress-dependence of elastic properties of rock containing finite cracks with contacting surfaces

In the present study we examine a modelling of stress-dependence of elastic properties of rocks. We develop a micromechanical theory of changes of the elastic moduli with external loading based on the crack stiffening by contacting asperities. We utilize exact solutions existent for annular crack, w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Glubokovskikh, Stanislav, Gurevich, Boris, Lebedev, Maxim, Mikhaltsevitch, Vassili
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33416