Concept information

physical property > rock mechanics

Preferred term

rock mechanics  

Definition

  • The theoretical and applied science of the physical behavior of rocks, representing a "branch of mechanics concerned with the response of rock to the force fields of its physical environment".

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12666

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