Fractal dimension of orientation pole distribution for rock mass joints

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-508

  Chen, Jianping ^a   Wang, Qing ^a   Gu, Xianmin ^a   Fan, Jianhua ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Fractal dimension; Orientation; Rock mass joints; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FRACTAL DIMENSION; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); ROCK MECHANICS;

CLUSTER ORIENTATION; ORIENTATION POLE DISTRIBUTION; ROCK ENGINEERING; ROCK MASS JOINTS;

ROCKS;

EID: 34248231112     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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