Permeability anisotropy of consolidated clays

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 158, Issue , 1999, Pages 79-96

  Clennell, M B ^a,e   Dewhurst, D N ^b,f   Brown, K M ^c   Westbrook, G K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CLAY; CONSOLIDATION; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0033397958     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.158.01.07     Document Type: Article

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