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rock mechanics

Term

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". (Source: BJGEO)

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

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