Depicting a plausible in situ stress distribution by numerical analysis - Examples from two candidate sites in Sweden

Proceedings of the International Symposium on In-situ Rock Stress - In-situ Rock Stress Measurement, Interpretation and Application

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 473-481

  Hakami, Eva ^a   Hakami, Hossein ^a   Christiansson, Rolf ^b  

^a Itasca Geomekanik AB ^*  (Sweden)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS MEASUREMENT;

CANDIDATE SITES; DEFORMATION ZONES; DESCRIPTIVE MODELS; DISTINCT ELEMENTS; FRACTURE ZONES; GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; IN-SITU; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOURS; PRINCIPAL STRESSES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES; ROCK MASSES; SITE CHARACTERIZATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF; STRESS CONDITIONS; STRESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

STRESSES;

EID: 48349104490     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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