Analysis of stress-dependent permeability in nonorthogonal flow and deformation fields

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-219

  Bai, Mao ^a   Meng, F ^a   Elsworth, D ^b   Roegiers, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; STRESSES;

NONORTHOGONAL FLOW; STRESS DEPENDENT PERMEABILITY;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0032592644     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s006030050032     Document Type: Article

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