Requirements for accurate quantification of self-affine roughness using the variogram method

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 31-32, 1998, Pages 4167-4189

  Kulatilake, P H S W ^a   Um, J ^a   Pan, G ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ESTIMATION; FRACTALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ROCKS;

NATURAL ROCK JOINT PROFILE; ROCK MASS STRENGTH; VARIOGRAM METHOD;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 0032208252     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00308-9     Document Type: Article

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