A study of hydraulic properties in A single fracture with IN-plane heterogeneity: AN evaluation using optical measurements of A transparent replica

Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-16

  Sawada, Atsushi ^a   Sato, Hisashi ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fracture aperture; Local cubic law; Optical method; Transmissivity; Transparent replica

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949411582     PISSN: 17385733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5516/NET.2010.42.1.009     Document Type: Article

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