Single fractures under normal stress: The relation between fracture specific stiffness and fluid flow

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 245-262

  Pyrak Nolte, L J ^a,b   Morris, J P ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; FRACTURE MECHANICS;

APERTURE DISTRIBUTION; CONTACT AREAS; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUID-FLOW; GENERAL CLASS; NORMAL STRESS; ROCK SAMPLE; SINGLE FRACTURE; SPECIFIC STIFFNESS; VOID SPACE; FRACTURE SPECIFIC STIFFNESS;

FRACTURE; ROCK MECHANICS;

FLUID FLOW; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FLOW; SEISMIC WAVE; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0033888710     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(99)00104-5     Document Type: Article

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