An integrated strategy for field data collection, three-dimensional joint representation and modelling of fluid flow in fractured rock masses

ISRM International Symposium - EUROCK 1996

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 1231-1236

  Hadjigeorgiou, John ^a   Themen, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

EQUIVALENT POROUS MEDIAS; FIELD DATA COLLECTION; HYDRAULIC BEHAVIOUR; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INTEGRATED STRATEGY; NUMERICAL FLOW MODELS; SITU BLOCK SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL JOINTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 7344247990     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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