High-frequency complex permittivity of shales (0.02-1.30 GHz)

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 524-531

  Fam, M A ^a,b   Dusseault, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Clay content; Free water content; Permittivity; Specific surface

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; PERMITTIVITY;

FREE WATER CONTENT;

SHALE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; PERMITTIVITY; SHALE;

EID: 0032105033     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-014     Document Type: Article

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