Effect of grain size in granitic rocks on hydraulic fracturing mechanism

Proceedings of Sessions of Geo-Denver 2000 - Trends in Rock Mechanics, GSP 102

Volumn 290, Issue , 2000, Pages 128-139

  Ishida, Tsuyoshi ^a   Sasaki, Shunji ^b   Matsunaga, Isao ^c   Chen, Qu ^d   Mizuta, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^c National Research Institute for Resources and Environment   (Japan)

^d Oyo Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDRAULICS; MECHANICS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK PRESSURE; ROCKS; WATER INJECTION;

CRACK EXTENSIONS; FAULT PLANE SOLUTIONS; GRAIN SIZES; MICRO CRACKS; MICRO FRACTURING; ROCK SPECIMENS;

CRACKS;

EID: 58749106079     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40514(290)9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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