Study of rock fracture by permeability method

Journal of Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 601-608

  Singh, Akal B ^a  

^a TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; STRESSES;

MECHANISMS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURE MECHANISM; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; STRESS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TEST;

EID: 0031195097     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(1997)123:7(601)     Document Type: Article

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