The Basics of Fracture System Characterization - Field Mapping and Stochastic Simulations

Developments in Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 85, Issue , 2007, Pages 147-177

  Jing, Lanru ^a   Stephansson, Ove ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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EID: 48349130828     PISSN: 01651250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1250(07)85005-X     Document Type: Chapter

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