A hybrid discrete-continuum approach to model hydro-mechanical behaviour of jointed rocks

Engineering Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 317-325

  Lingli, Wei ^a   Hudson, John A ^b  

^a Golder Associates UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIMULATION MODEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW;

ALGORITHMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FLOW OF WATER; FOUNDATIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCKS; STRESSES;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURED ROCK; HYDRO MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURED ROCK; HYDROMECHANICS; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0032473743     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(97)00063-X     Document Type: Article

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