Assessing the mechanical microstructure of shale by nanoindentation : the link between mineral composition and mechanical properties

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bobko, Christopher Philip, 1981-
Other Authors: Franz-Josef Ulm.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/47731