Permeability upscaling of fault zones in the Aztec Sandstone, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, with a focus on slip surfaces and slip bands

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1239-1250

  Ahmadov, Ramil ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^a   Karimi Fard, Mohammad ^a   Durlofsky, Louis J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eolian sandstone; Fault; Fractured rocks; Hydraulic properties; Slip surface

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAULT ZONE; FRACTURE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; NUMERICAL METHOD; PERMEABILITY; STRIKE-SLIP FAULT;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448971637     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-007-0180-2     Document Type: Article

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