Percolation model for dilatancy-induced permeability of the excavation damaged zone in rock salt

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 716-724

  Alkan, Hakan ^a  

^a ISTec GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dilatancy boundary; EDZ (excavation damaged zone); Micro fractures; Percolation; Permeability; Rock salt

Indexed keywords

EXCAVATION; FRACTURE; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS; SOLVENTS;

DILATANCY BOUNDARY; EXCAVATION DAMAGED ZONE; EXCAVATION DAMAGED ZONES; MICROFRACTURES; PERCOLATION; PERCOLATION MODELS; PERCOLATION THRESHOLDS; PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; ROCK SALT;

GRAIN BOUNDARIES;

DILATANCY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURE APERTURE; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE NETWORK; GRAIN BOUNDARY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCOLATION; PERMEABILITY; ROCK SALT; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 61849141642     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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