Description:
Introduction.- Experimental Procedures.- Griffith Theory of Brittle Failure.- Evolution of Physical Properties during Brittle Failure.- Micromechanics of Brittle Failure.- The Role of Pore Fluids.- Friction and Sliding Phenomena.- Brittle-Ductile Transition.- Appendix 1 Fracture Mechanisms.- Appendix 2 Plasticity Theory and Localization Analysis.- Appendix 3 Constitutive Relations for Friction