Interpretation of fracture geometry from excavation induced microseismic events

Proceedings of the International Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics, Eurock 2006 - Eurock 2006 Multiphysics Coupling and Long Term Behaviour in Rock Mechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 205-209

  Reyes Montes, J M ^a   Young, R P ^b  

^a Applied Seismology Consultants   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; FRACTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY; UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES;

FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; MICROSEISMIC EVENTS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; PREFERENTIAL ORIENTATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THREE-POINT METHODS; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH LABORATORIES;

ROCKS;

EID: 55549115705     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439833469.ch28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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