THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCK.

Abstract

The effects of the geologic environment, exclusive of high temperature, have been studied for a number of mechanical properties of rocks. The influence of confining pressure, and strain rates and high pore pressure have been studied for brittle fracture, elastic properties, electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, permeability and sliding friction. The rocks studied were typical crustal varieties, ranging in composition from granite to peridotite. We have applied our results to shallow focus earthquakes and to the mechanics of faulting in the earth. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0670603

Entities

People

  • William F. Brace

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Elastic Properties
  • Friction
  • High Temperature
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Pore Pressure
  • Sliding Friction
  • Strain Rate
  • Thermal Conductivity

Fields of Study

  • Geology

Readers

  • Geotechnical Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.