Strain-dependent fluid flow defined through rock mass classification schemes

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-92

  Liu, Jishan ^a,b   Elsworth, D ^c   Brady, B H ^b   Muhlhaus, H B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

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

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0033703787     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s006030050036     Document Type: Article

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