A fracture propagation code and its applications to nuclear waste disposal

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages

  Shen, B ^a   Stephansson, O ^a   Rinne, M ^a   Lee, H S ^a   Jing, L ^a   Roshoff, K ^a  

^a FRACOM Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fracture; Initiation; Modelling; Nuclear waste disposal; Propagation; Stability

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; STABILITY;

EXCAVATION DISTRIBUTION ZONE (EDZ); FRACTURE PROPAGATION;

ROCK MECHANICS;

FRACTURE PROPAGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PILLAR; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY;

EID: 3042740526     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2004.03.085     Document Type: Article

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