Two-phase (air and water) flow through rock joints: Analytical and experimental study

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 918-928

  Indraratna, B ^a   Ranjith, P G ^b   Price, J R ^a   Gale, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c Strata Control Technology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydromechanics; Joint rocks; Surface roughness; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ROCK JOINTS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

AIR; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; JOINT; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TWO-PHASE FLOW; WATER;

AIR-WATER INTERACTION; FLUID FLOW; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROMECHANICS; JOINT; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 0142026783     PISSN: 10900241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0241(2003)129:10(918)     Document Type: Article

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