Fractals in Rock Mechanics
Author:   Heping Xie ,  Marek A. Kwasniewski ,  Heping Xie
Publisher:   A A Balkema Publishers
Volume:   1
ISBN:  

9789054101338


Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Format:   Hardback
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Fractals in Rock Mechanics


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Provides a simple account of the basic concepts and methods of fractal geometry and its application to rock mechanics, geology and seismology. The text also discusses the damage mechanics of rocks and its application to mining engineering.

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Author:   Heping Xie ,  Marek A. Kwasniewski ,  Heping Xie
Publisher:   A A Balkema Publishers
Imprint:   A A Balkema Publishers
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.975kg
ISBN:  

9789054101338


ISBN 10:   9054101334
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   01 January 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction. General Properties of Fractals. The Perimeter-Area Relation of Fractal Sets and Fractal Surfaces. Random Fractals. Fractal Growth. Multifractals. Self-Inverse Fractals. Fuzzy Fractals. The Theory of Large Deformation and Its Application. Damage Mechanics of Rock. Fractals and Fragmentation of Rock Materials. Fractal Pores and Particles of Rocks and Soils. Fractal Models of Rock Micro-Fractures. Fractal Analysis of Rock Damage and Fracture. Fractal Description of the Roughness of Rock Joints. Fractal Nature of the Cluster System.

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Xie Heping, a specialist in engineering mechanics, was born in Shuangfeng, Hunan Province in 1956. He graduated from the China University of Mining and Technology in 1982 and received his Ph. D. degree from the China University of Mining and Technology in 1987, where he became a professor in 1990. He was approved as doctoral candidate supervisor by the Academic Degree Committee of State Council. In 2001 he was elected academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. He serves as the president of Sichuan University, as member of the Subject Evaluation Team of the Academic Degree Committee of State Council, as vice president of the Chinese Society for Rock Mechanics and Engineering and as vice president of the China Coal Society.

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