Why Do Freezing Rocks Break?

2006/11/16 by B. Hallet · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Building materials and conservation #Seismic Waves and Analysis #Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena #Geology #Geochemistry #Earth science

paper · doi:10.1126/science.1135200

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Abstract

Contrary to common perception, the breaking of rocks is usually not caused by the expansion of water upon freezing.

Citations

• The physics of premelted ice and its geophysical consequences
• A theoretical model of the fracture of rock during freezing
• Bedrock Fracture by Ice Segregation in Cold Regions

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