Fractography: fracture topography as a tool in fracture mechanics and stress analysis

Cover......Page 1
Frontmatter......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Fractography: fracture topography as a tool in fracture\rmechanics and stress analysis. An introduction......Page 7
Surface morphology characteristics of rock discontinuities\rwith particular reference to their genesis......Page 17
The anisotropy of surface roughness measured using a\rdigital photogrammetric technique......Page 33
Fractographic features on joints of KTB drill cores\r(Bavaria, Germany)......Page 44
Observations on fractography with laboratory\rexperiments for geologists......Page 64
The character of rock surfaces formed in Mode I......Page 88
Fractography and fracture characterization in\rthe Permo-Triassic sandstones and the Lower Palaeozoic\rBasement, West Cumbria, UK......Page 102
Fracture characterization in the Chalk and the evolution\rof the Thanet monocline, Kent, southern England......Page 153
Fracture surface markings in Liassic limestone at\rLavernock Point, South Wales......Page 179
The expression of hydraulic fracturing in rocks and\rsediments......Page 191
Spatial change in joint geometry in the Chalk of eastern\rEngland......Page 201
Factors controlling joint spacing in interbedded\rsedimentary rocks: integrating numerical models with\rfield observations from the Monterey Formation, USA......Page 218
Index......Page 237
Backcover......Page 243