Silicone rubber castings for aperture measurement of rock fractures

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 939-945

  Kostakis, K ^a   Harrison, J P ^a   Heath, S M ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BG Technology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE APERTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 0141792215     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1365-1609(03)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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