Probabilistic-mechanistic simulation of bed-normal joint patterns

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 231, Issue , 2004, Pages 269-284

  Hoffmann, Wendy ^a   Dunne, William M ^a   Mauldon, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE NETWORK; JOINT; MECHANICAL CONTROL; MODELING;

EID: 11144278642     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.231.01.16     Document Type: Article

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