Evaluation of the 2-D permeability tensor for fractured rock masses

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-37

  Zhang, X ^a   Sanderson, D J ^a   Harkness, R M ^a   Last, N C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE APERTURE; FRACTURED ROCK; PERMEABILITY TENSOR; UDEC; UNIVERSAL DISTINCT ELEMENT CODE;

FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRESSES; TENSORS;

FRACTURED ROCK MASSES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE APERTURE; PERMEABILITY TENSOR; POROUS MEDIA; SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE;

ROCKS;

EID: 0029755723     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(95)00042-9     Document Type: Article

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