Elastic and shear moduli of coal measure rocks derived from basic well logs using fractal statistics and radial basis functions

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1281-1295

  Ozgen Karacan C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Fractal statistics; Geophysical well logs; Radial basis functions; Shear modulus

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COAL; COAL MINES; ELASTICITY; FORECASTING; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTALS; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); INFORMATION FILTERING; LOW PASS FILTERS; MEDIAN FILTERS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; ROCKS;

BASE FUNCTION; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FRACTAL STATISTICS; GEOPHYSICAL WELL LOG; LOG DATA; PENNSYLVANIA; RADIAL BASE FUNCTION; RADIAL BASIS; UNIVARIATE; WELL LOGS;

ELASTIC MODULI;

BOREHOLE LOGGING; COAL MEASURES; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FOURIER TRANSFORM; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR MODULUS; WELL LOGGING; YOUNG MODULUS;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449528735     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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