Rock mechanical characterization of an offshore mudrock from Haltenbanken, Mid-Norway

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-115

  Kvilhaug, T ^a   Roaldset, E ^b  

^a Influx AS   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; MECHANICAL TESTING; PETROLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

CONSOLIDATED UNDRAINED (CU) TRIAXIAL TESTS; OFFSHORE MUDROCKS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0032048418     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s006030050011     Document Type: Article

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