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Evolution of damage surfaces and the plastic potential in a limestone

Holcomb, David J.

Acoustic emissions and conventional strain measurements were used to follow the evolution of the damage surface and the plastic potential in a limestone under conditions of triaxial compressions. Confining pressures were chosen such that macroscopically, the limestone exhibited both brittle and ductile behavior. The parameters thus derived are useful for modeling the deformation of a pressure-dependent material and for computing when localization would occur. 10 refs., 8 figs.