Inference of discontinuity trace length distributions using statistical graphical models

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 877-893

  Jimenez Rodriguez, R ^a   Sitar, N ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Discontinuity size; EM algorithm; Fracture network; Maximum likelihood

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHM; STATISTICAL GRAPHICAL MODEL;

ROCK MECHANICS;

ALGORITHM; DISCONTINUITY; FRACTURE NETWORK; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 33744506085     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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