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Fractals in Rock Mechanics (Hardcover)
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Fractals in Rock Mechanics (Hardcover)
Series: Geomechanics Research Series
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Important developments in the progress of the theory of rock
mechanics during recent years are based on fractals and damage
mechanics. The concept of fractals has proved to be a useful way of
describing the statistics of naturally occurring geometrics.
Natural objects, from mountains and coastlines to clouds and
forests, are found to have boundaries best described as fractals.
Fluid flow through jointed rock masses and clusterings of
earthquakes are found to follow fractal patterns in time and space.
Fracturing in rocks at all scales, from the microscale
(microcracks) to the continental scale (megafaults), can lead to
fractal structures. The process of diagenesis and pore geometry of
sedimentary rock can be quantitatively described by fractals, etc.
The book is mainly concerned with these developments, as related to
fractal descriptions of fragmentations, damage and fracture of
rocks, rock burst, joint roughness, rock porosity and permeability,
rock grain growth, rock and soil particles, shear slips, fluid flow
through jointed rocks, faults, earthquake clustering, and so on.
The prime concerns of the book are to give a simple account of the
basic concepts, methods of fractal geometry, and their applications
to rock mechanics, geology, and seismology, and also to discuss
damage mechanics of rocks and its application to mining
engineering. The book can be used as a textbook for graduate
students, by university teachers to prepare courses and seminars,
and by active scientists who want to become familiar with a
fascinating new field.
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