Aperture measurements and flow experiments on a single natural fracture

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 395-404

  Hakami, E V A ^a   Larsson, Erik ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FRACTURE; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

FRACTURE VOID SPACE; SINGLE NATURAL FRACTURE;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; GRANITE; PREDICTED FLOW;

EID: 0030158953     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-9062(95)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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