Discrete fracture network modeling for carbonate rock

Proceedings of the 1st Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium - Rock Mechanics Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 153-157

  Dershowitz, W S ^a   La Pointe, P R ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

CARBONATE GEOLOGY; CARBONATE ROCK; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK MODELS; DISCRETE FRACTURES; KARSTIC; LAYER BOUNDARIES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENTS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 56149084078     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/noe0415444019-c20     Document Type: Conference Paper

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