Size effect on aperture and permeability of a fracture as estimated in large synthetic fractures

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 726-755

  Matsuki, K ^a   Chida, Y ^a   Sakaguchi, K ^a   Glover, P W J ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aperture; Closure; Permeability; Power spectral density; Shear; Size effect; Synthetic fracture

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HYDRAULIC APERTURE; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; SHEAR DISPLACEMENT; SIZE EFFECT; SYNTHETIC FRACTURE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

FRACTURE APERTURE; PERMEABILITY; SHEAR; SIZE EFFECT;

EID: 33645969851     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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