Exploding rocks
This modelling is motivated by recent experimental work, in which a vertical column of rock under large pressure is suddenly depressurised, so that it explodes, in a sequence of horizontal fractures that forms from the top down. The resulting blocks are lifted off and ejected. This experiment provid...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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