Stereological and Other Methods Applied to Rock Joint Size Estimation - Does Crofton's Theorem Apply?

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 9-23

  Lyman, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crofton's theorem; Discontinuity; Moments; Rock joint; Size distribution; Stereology; Trace length

Indexed keywords

JOINT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; ROCK BLOCK; STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION;

EID: 0742305761     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022326927389     Document Type: Article

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