Stress corrosion crack growth in porous sandstones

Stress corrosion crack growth occurs when the chemical weakening of strained crack tip bonds facilitates crack propagation. I have examined the effect of chemical processes on the growth of a creack population by carrying out triaxial compression tests on Clashach and Locharbriggs sandstones at temp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ojala, Ira O.
Other Authors: Main, Ian G. : Ngwenya, Bryne T. : Elphick, Stephen
Published: University of Edinburgh 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.561854