Determining fault permeability from subsurface barometric pressure

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 127, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 801-809

  Lu, Ning ^a   Kwicklis, Edward M ^b   Rousseau, Joe P ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR PERMEABILITY; BAROMETERS; BOREHOLES; DRILLING; MAPPING; PNEUMATICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKS;

FAULT PERMEABILITY;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

BAROMETRY; FAULT; PERMEABILITY; TUFF; UNSATURATED ZONE;

UNITED STATES;

YUCCA;

EID: 0035450850     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2001)127:9(801)     Document Type: Article

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