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Freeze fracturing of elastic porous media
(University of CambridgeDepartment of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical PhysicsInstitute of Theoretical Geophysics, 2012-06-12)
The physical motivation behind this thesis is the phenomenon of fracturing of rocks and other porous media due to ice growth inside pre-existing faults and large pores. My aim is to explain the basic physical processes ...