Fracture Mechanics of Rocks - Barry Kean Atkinson - Paperback - REPRINT

The analysis of crack problems through fracture mechanics has been applied to the study of materials such as glass, metals and ceramics because relatively simple fracture criteria describe the failure of these materials. The increased attention paid to experimental rock fracture mechanics has led to major contributions to the solving of geophysical problems. The text presents a concise treatment of the physics and mathematics of a representative selection of problems from areas such as earthquake mechanics and prediction, hydraulic fracturing, hot dry rock geothermal energy, fault mechanics, and dynamic fragmentation.Atkinson, Barry K. is the author of 'Fracture Mechanics of Rocks - Barry Kean Atkinson - Paperback - REPRINT' with ISBN 9780120662661 and ISBN 0120662663.