• Anisotropic deformability and strength of slate from NW-Spain 

      Alejano, Leandro R.; González Fernández, Manuel Alejandro; Estévez-Ventosa, Xian; Song, Fei; Delgado Martín, Jordi; Muñoz-Ibáñez, Andrea; González-Molano, Nubia; Alvarellos-Iglesias, José (Elsevier, 2021)
      [Abstract:] Slates are metamorphic rocks characterized by the pervasive occurrence of cleavage or foliation producing a highly anisotropic mechanical behavior characterized by fissility. Deformability and strength of these ...
    • Hydrofracturing tests on granite samples using a true triaxial device equipped with acoustic emission sensors 

      Herbón-Penabad, Miguel; Muñoz-Ibáñez, Andrea; Delgado Martín, Jordi; González-Molano, Nubia; Alvarellos-Iglesias, José; Canal, Jacobo (IOP Publishing Ltd, 2021)
      [Abstract:] We present a series of tests performed on granite samples using a true triaxial device designed and built at the Rock Mechanics Laboratory (University of A Coruña). The experiments were performed using cubic ...