Use of the boundary element method for the analysis of permeability tests in boreholes

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 695-698

  Lafhaj, Z ^a   Shahrour, I ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

SHAPE FACTORS; SOIL PERMEABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 0034292770     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-7997(00)00042-4     Document Type: Article

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