Fracture step structure: Geometrical characterization and effects on fluid flow and breakthrough curve

Engineering Geology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-127

  Khang, N D ^a   Watanabe, K ^a   Saegusa, H ^b  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borehole, stereographic projection, dipole test; Fractured rock; Numerical analysis; Step structure

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW CONTROL; FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE NETWORKS; HYDRAULIC ANISOTROPY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

GEOLOGY;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIUM; BREAKTHROUGH CURVE; FRACTURE NETWORK; GROUNDWATER FLOW; STEREOGRAPHIC PROJECTION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; IWATE; JAPAN; TOHOKU; TONO;

EID: 3242710576     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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