Book contents
- Geologic Fracture Mechanics
- Geologic Fracture Mechanics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to Geologic Structural Discontinuities
- 2 Elastic Rock Rheology and Stress Concentration
- 3 Stress, Mohr Circles, and Deformation at Peak Strength
- 4 Cracks and Anticracks
- 5 Discontinuity Patterns and Their Interpretation
- 6 Faults
- 7 Deformation Bands
- 8 Fracture Mechanics: A Tour of Basic Principles
- 9 Beyond Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Answers to Selected Exercises
8 - Fracture Mechanics: A Tour of Basic Principles
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 August 2019
- Geologic Fracture Mechanics
- Geologic Fracture Mechanics
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction to Geologic Structural Discontinuities
- 2 Elastic Rock Rheology and Stress Concentration
- 3 Stress, Mohr Circles, and Deformation at Peak Strength
- 4 Cracks and Anticracks
- 5 Discontinuity Patterns and Their Interpretation
- 6 Faults
- 7 Deformation Bands
- 8 Fracture Mechanics: A Tour of Basic Principles
- 9 Beyond Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Answers to Selected Exercises
Summary
This chapter lays out a simplified roadmap to the main aspects of fracture mechanics that are important for geologic structural discontinuities. Fracture mechanics is a branch of engineering that nevertheless provides tools, concepts, and a mechanical context for interpreting the major characteristics and patterns of geologic discontinuities that are seen in the field (e.g., Rudnicki, 1980; Pollard and Segall, 1987; Engelder et al., 1993; Pollard and Fletcher, 2005; Segall, 2010; Gudmundsson, 2011).
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- Geologic Fracture Mechanics , pp. 332 - 399Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
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