Fracture toughness determination and micromechanics of rock under Mode I and Mode II loading [Elektronische Ressource] / von Tobias Backers

Institut für Geowissenschaften Sektion 3.2 Deformation und Rheologie des GFZ Potsdam Fracture Toughness Determination and Micromechanics of Rock Under Mode I and Mode II Loading Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades "doctor rerum naturalium" (Dr. rer. nat.) in der Wissenschaftsdisziplin " Geologie " eingereicht an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Potsdam von Tobias Backers Potsdam, den 12. August 2004 II Doctoral Thesis by Tobias Backers Supervised by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Georg Dresen and Prof. Ove Stephansson, PhD. Submitted to University of Potsdam, Germany 2004 – 08 – 12 III A pdf-version of the thesis is available through the author. Set in 9/10/11/12/14 pt Garamond. IV This thesis is dedicated to Yvonne Backers. Much too young my mother died. VVI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/CREDITS I debt my gratitude to a lot of people who helped me to pass the hassles of this thesis. This includes people at the GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, Germany, at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, and at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, but also my friends and family.