Determining size and shape of fractures from trace data using a differential evolution algorithm

Proceedings of the 41st U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium - ARMA's Golden Rocks 2006 - 50 Years of Rock Mechanics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Decker, J B ^a   Mauldon, M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEST FIT; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION ALGORITHMS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; EXCEL SPREADSHEETS; FRACTURE LENGTH; FRACTURE SIZE; GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION; INTERSECTION VECTORS; SIMULATED FRACTURE; SIZE AND SHAPE; STATISTICAL MEASURES; TRACE DATA; TRACE LENGTH;

DAMPING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; SPREADSHEETS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 69149088458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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