Loading rate dependence of permeability evolution in porous aeolian sandstones

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Ojala, Ira O ^a   Ngwenya, Bryne T ^a   Main, Ian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; Deformation rate; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; DEFORMATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE;

EID: 2542421782     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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