Analysis of heterogeneously connected rock masses by forward modeling of fractional dimension flow behavior

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 61.e1-61.e19

  Dershowitz, W ^a   Doe, T ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuum; Fluid Flow; Fractals; Groundwater; Hydraulic Conductivity; Permeability; Representative Elementary Volume; Scale Effects

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTALS; GRAPH THEORY; GROUNDWATER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

AREA-CHANGES; DISCONTINUUM; FLOW AREA; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FLUID-FLOW; FORWARD MODELING; PERMEABILITY; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME; ROCK-MASS; SCALE EFFECTS; FRACTURE FLOW PROBLEMS; GRAPH SEARCH ALGORITHMS; ROCK MASSES;

GROUNDWATER; OIL WELL TESTING;

DISCONTINUUM; FLUID FLOW; FRACTALS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME; SCALE EFFECTS;

EID: 0031109439     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(97)00237-2     Document Type: Article

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