Mechanics and fluid transport in a degradable discontinuity

Engineering Geology

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 243-249

  Selvadurai, A P S ^a   Nguyen, T S ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elasto plastic stress strain relationship; Finite element modelling; Gouge production; Hydraulic conductivity; Rock joint mechanics

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

DEGRADABLE DISCONTINUITY; GOUGE PRODUCTION;

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY;

DISCONTINUITY; FRACTURE FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; JOINT;

EID: 0032800868     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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