The Application of Computer-Assisted Tomography in the Analysis of Fracture Geometry

Geotechnical Testing Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 328-335

  Walters, D A ^a   Wong, R C K ^b   Kantzas, A ^b  

^a Duke Engineering and Services   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aperture; CAT; Computer assisted tomography; Experimental measurement; Fracture; Roughness; Surface characteristics; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542444035     PISSN: 01496115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/gtj11372j     Document Type: Article

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