A fractal description of simulated 3D discontinuity networks

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-599

  Hamdi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUNIS EL MANAR   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

3D simulation; Amphibolite; Austria; Fractal geometry; Limestone; Rock mass; Spain; Sweden

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; FRACTALS; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; ROCK MECHANICS; SPEED; STOCHASTIC PROGRAMMING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D SIMULATION; AMPHIBOLITE; AUSTRIA; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; LIMESTONE; ROCK MASS; SPAIN; SWEDEN;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

ALGORITHM; AMPHIBOLITE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; JOINT; LIMESTONE; QUARRY; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK PROPERTY; STOCHASTICITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SWEDEN;

EID: 50849117499     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-006-0098-3     Document Type: Article

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