A comparison of methods for the stochastic simulation of rock fractures

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 697-714

  Dowd, Peter A ^a   Xu, Chaoshui ^a   Mardia, Kanti V ^b   Fowell, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indicator simulation; Marked point processes; Multiple point statistics; PluriGaussian simulation; Stochastic rock fracture simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; ROCK MECHANICS; STATISTICS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ALGORITHM; CORRELATION; DATA SET; FRACTURE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; GEOSTATISTICS; ROCK PROPERTY; SIMULATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 35649004323     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-007-9116-6     Document Type: Article

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