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Nature ${rb.getVolume()}, 897-900 (30 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35091045;

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Universal behaviour in compressive failure of brittle materials

Brittle failure limits the compressive strength of rock and ice when rapidly loaded under low to moderate confinement. Higher confinement or slower loading results in ductile failure once the brittle–ductile transition is crossed.

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