Coupled multiphysics analysis in fractured rock masses based on digital image processing technique

Gongcheng Lixue/Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 30-35

  Sheng, Jin Chang ^a   Liu, Ji Shan ^b   Su, Bao Yu ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coupled multiphysics; Digital image processing; Fractured rock masses; Numerical analysis; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATLAB; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COUPLED MULTIPHYSICS; DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING; FRACTURED ROCK MASSES;

ROCK MECHANICS;

EID: 35948941302     PISSN: 10004750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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