Abstract
THE deflexion of a cantilever of a bituminous coal (Barnsley Hards) has been found to increase steadily with time under a constant load well below the rupture value. This movement is taken to be evidence of the phenomenon known as creep.
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Griggs, D. T., J. Geol., 47, 225 (1939).
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POMEROY, C. Creep in Coal at Room Temperature. Nature 178, 279–280 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178279a0
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