P-wave transmission across fractures with nonlinear deformational behaviour

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1097-1112

  Zhao, X B ^a   Zhao, J ^b   Cai, J G ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Tritech Consultants Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Fractures; Method of characteristics; Nonlinear deformational behaviour; Rock masses; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

FRACTURE SPACING; FRACTURED ROCK MASSES; NONLINEAR DEFORMATIONAL BEHAVIOUR;

DEFORMATION;

ATTENUATION; DEFORMATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCK MECHANICS; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; P-WAVE; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; WAVE ATTENUATION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 33748258499     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.515     Document Type: Article

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