Effect of a fault on in situ stresses studied by the distinct element method

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1051-1056

  Su, S ^a,b   Stephansson, O ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Xian Engineering University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD (DEM);

ROCK MECHANICS;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; FAULT; IN SITU STRESS; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0033511235     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(99)00119-7     Document Type: Article

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