Size Effect on Fracture Permeability Estimated by Using Synthetic Fractal Fracture

Journal of the Geothermal Research Society of Japan

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-139

  Matsuki, Koji ^a   Sakaguchi, Kiyotoshi ^a   Fukuoka, Nobuyuki ^a   Tomono, Junya ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

fracture permeability; hydraulic aperture; size effect; synthetic fractal fracture

Indexed keywords

EID: 42949085999     PISSN: 03886735     EISSN: 18835775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11367/grsj1979.23.127     Document Type: Article

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