Electrical conductivity evolution of non-saturated carbonate rocks during deformation up to failure

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1017-1026

  Jouniaux, Laurence ^a   Zamora, Maria ^b   Reuschlé, Thierry ^a  

^a France and Karlsruher Institut für Technologie   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Deformation; Electric alanisotropy; Electrical conductivity; Fluidsin rocks; Laboratory measurements; Rock fracture

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARBONATE ROCK; CRACK; DEFORMATION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAILURE MECHANISM; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LABORATORY METHOD; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; STRENGTH; UNIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 33750738080     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2006.03136.x     Document Type: Article

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