The planar shape of rock joints

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-68

  Zhang, Lianyang ^a   Einstein, Herbert H ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Geology; Planar shape; Rock discontinuity; Rock fracture; Rock joint

Indexed keywords

EQUIDIMENSIONAL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; GEOTECHNIQUES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PLANAR SHAPE; ROCK DISCONTINUITY; ROCK FRACTURE; ROCK FRACTURES; ROCK JOINT; ROCK MASS; SAMPLING PLANES; SHAPE AND SIZE; THREE DIMENSIONS; TRACE LENGTH;

FRACTURE; ROCK MECHANICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ROCKS;

DISCONTINUITY; ELLIPSE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURE NETWORK; JOINT; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77249089246     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-009-0054-0     Document Type: Article

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