Computing the optimal transversely isotropic approximation of a general elastic tensor

Geophysics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Dellinger, Joe ^a  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic media; Elasticity; Rocks

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELASTICITY; OPTIMIZATION; ROCKS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TENSORS;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; SYMMETRIC MATRIX; TRANSVERSELY ISOTROPIC (TI) MEDIUM;

GEOLOGY;

ELASTICITY; ROCK MECHANICS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 33645670418     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2073890     Document Type: Article

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