On the Amount of Internal Friction Developed in Rocks During Deformation and on the Relative Plasticity of Different Types of Rocks (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from On the Amount of Internal Friction Developed in Rocks During Deformation and on the Relative Plasticity of Different Types of RocksThe sense in which certain terms are used in this quotation is not quite clear, but we understand the question put forward by Dr. Gilbert to be as follows: A unit cube of any rock~ - granitc for instance - is submitted to pressure in a testing machine on the earth's surface. It will give away or break down under a certain load~ - this is termed its crush ing load.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.