The orientation distribution of single joint sets

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 231, Issue , 2004, Pages 285-297

  Engelder, Terry ^a   Delteil, Jean ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NICE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; JOINT; ORIENTATION; STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION;

EID: 11144304144     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.231.01.17     Document Type: Article

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