In-situ rock stress measurement from rock cores using the acoustic emission method and deformation rate analysis

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 241-266

  Seto, M ^a   Nag, D K ^b   Vutukuri, V S ^c  

^a NATL INST FOR RSRC AND ENVIRON   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Deformation rate analysis; Kaiser effect; Rock cores; Stress measurement

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COAL MINES; DEFORMATION; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCK DRILLING; STRESS ANALYSIS;

KAISER EFFECT; ROCK CORES; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; CORE ANALYSIS; DEFORMATION; IN SITU STRESS; KAISER EFFECT; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033506078     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008981727366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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