It is the existence of discontinuities in a rock mass that makes rock mechanics a unique subject. The word discontinuity denotes any separation in the rock continuum having effectively zero tensile ...

However, absolute homogeneity and continuity never exist in any engineering component. Spatially sharp departures from material homogeneity and continuity inside a component at any level of ...

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The theme or narrative convention of the lost-spaceship-as-universe offers a particularly striking occasion to observe the differences between the so called old and new waves in SF, since Aldiss' ...