Compaction bands induced by borehole drilling

Acta Geotechnica

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-162

  Katsman, R ^a   Aharonov, E ^a   Haimson, B C ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Borehole; Borehole breakout; Borehole drilling; Compaction band; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; COMPACTION; DRILLING; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; STRESS FIELD;

EID: 70350009918     PISSN: 18611125     EISSN: 18611133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11440-009-0086-3     Document Type: Article

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