A coupled hydromechanical system defined through rock mass classification schemes

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1945-1960

  Liu, J ^a,c   Elsworth, D ^b   Brady, B H ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effective porosity; Fractured media; Permeability; RMR; RQD; Strains

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; STRAIN;

ROCK MASS RATING (RMR); ROCK QUALITY DESIGNATION (RQD);

ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROMECHANICS; PERMEABILITY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 0033604775     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(19991225)23:15<1945::AID-NAG42>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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