Water flow in a natural rock fracture as a function of stress and sample size

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1985, Pages 251-261

  Raven, K G ^a   Gale, J E ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATERIALS - PERMEABILITY, MECHANICAL; MATERIALS TESTING; ROCK - FRACTURE; STRESSES;

NATURAL ROCK FRACTURE; SAMPLE SIZE;

FLOW OF WATER;

EID: 0022107724     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(85)92952-3     Document Type: Article

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