Improvement in the interpretation of stress measurements by use of the overcoring method: development of a new approach

Engineering Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 239-252

  Fouial, K ^c   Alheib, M ^c   Baroudi, H ^a   Trentsaux, C ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^b Direction Scientifique Service Mater   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; TECTONICS;

BEHAVIOUR LAWS; DISKING; OVERCORING METHOD; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

ROCK MECHANICS;

IN SITU STRESS; OVERCORING; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032473742     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(97)00055-0     Document Type: Article

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