A note on the angular correction applied to fracture intensity profiles along drill core

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Davy, Phillipe ^a   Darcel, C ^b   Bour, O ^a   Munier, R ^c   de Dreuzy, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b ITASCA CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^c SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DRILLING; FRACTURE NETWORK; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; TERZAGHI THEORY;

EID: 34547876186     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JB004121     Document Type: Article

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