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Earth Science

D-Index
36
Citations
7638
World Ranking
7063
National Ranking
2439

Best Publications

  • Transmission of seismic waves across single natural fractures

    Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte;Larry R. Myer;Neville G. W. Cook

  • Natural joints in rock: Mechanical, hydraulic and seismic behaviour and properties under normal stress

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  • Hydraulic And Mechanical Properties of Natural Fractures In Low Permeability Rock

    L.J. Pyrack-Nolte;L.R. Myer;N.G.W. Cook;P.A. Witherspoon

  • Some observations concerning the microscopic and mechanical behaviour of quartzite specimens in stiff, triaxial compression tests

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  • Anisotropy in seismic velocities and amplitudes from multiple parallel fractures

    Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte;Larry R. Myer;Neville G. W. Cook

  • The effect of contact area on the permeability of fractures

    Robert W. Zimmerman;Di-Wen Chen;Neville G.W. Cook

  • The failure of rock

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  • A force-plate actometer for quantitating rodent behaviors: illustrative data on locomotion, rotation, spatial patterning, stereotypies, and tremor.

    S.C Fowler;B.R Birkestrand;R Chen;S.J Moss

  • An energy criterion for the strength of rock in polyaxial compression

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  • Fluid percolation through single fractures

    Laura J. Pyrak-Nolte;Neville G. W. Cook;David D. Nolte

  • Analysis of borehole breakouts

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  • The of Maximum Phenomenon of Rock Splitting Parallel to the Direction Compression In the Neighbourhood of a Surface

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  • SEISMIC VISIBILITY OF FRACTURES

    L.J. Pyrak-Nolte;L.R. Myer;N.G.W. Cook

  • Analysis of compressive fracture in rock using statistical techniques: Part I. A non-linear rule-based model

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  • Deformation and fracture around cylindrical openings in rock—I. Observations and analysis of deformations

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  • Observations of crack growth in hard rock loaded by an indenter

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  • Micromechanics of Deformation in Rocks

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  • Effective moduli, non-linear deformation and strength of a cracked elastic solid

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  • The fractal dimension of pores in sedimentary rocks and its influence on permeability

    E.M. Schlueter;R.W. Zimmerman;P.A. Witherspoon;N.G.W. Cook

  • Rock mechanics and the design of structures in rock: by Leonard Obert and Wilbur I. Duvall. 650 pages, diagrams, New York, John Wiley and Sons, 1966. Price, $21.95

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