Texas A&M University: Research Reveals Evolution of Cracks Hidden Within Solid Materials
August 06, 2020
August 06, 2020
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 6 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news:
Pressures, liquids and temperature changes create cracks in rock and concrete over time. These cracks can grow and combine into networks, eventually reducing solid materials into rubble. While this is a natural process of erosion, it is not well documented because it is not always visible when it's happening. Yet cracks are important in allowing fluid to flow in oil and gas . . .
Pressures, liquids and temperature changes create cracks in rock and concrete over time. These cracks can grow and combine into networks, eventually reducing solid materials into rubble. While this is a natural process of erosion, it is not well documented because it is not always visible when it's happening. Yet cracks are important in allowing fluid to flow in oil and gas . . .