Estimation of fracture normal stiffness using a transmissivity-depth correlation

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-58

  Jiang, Xiao Wei ^a   Wan, Li ^a   Wang, Xu Sheng ^a   Liang, Si Hai ^a   Hu, Bill X ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubic law; Hydraulic test; Hydro mechanical coupling; Normal stiffness; Transmissivity

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STIFFNESS;

CUBIC LAWS; FRACTURED MEDIA; FRACTURED ROCK MASS; HYDRAULIC TESTS; HYDROMECHANICAL COUPLING; LARGE SCALE ROCK; NORMAL STIFFNESS; NORMAL STRESS; ROCK-MASS; TRANSMISSIVITY;

FRACTURE;

CORRELATION; DEFORMATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURED MEDIUM; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDROMECHANICS; IN SITU TEST; INVERSE ANALYSIS; ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION; STIFFNESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HENAN; XIAOLANGDI RESERVOIR;

EID: 57649233631     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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