Anisotropy of electrical conductivity of the excavation damaged zone in the Mont Terri Underground Rock Laboratory

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 303-320

  Nicollin, Florence ^a,d   Gibert, Dominique ^b,d   Lesparre, Nolwenn ^b,d   Nussbaum, Christophe ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c Geotechnisches Institut AG   (Switzerland)

^d GNR FORPRO II (CNRS ANDRA)   (France)

^e Swisstopo   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Inverse theory

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXCAVATION; INVERSE ANALYSIS; INVERSE PROBLEM; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

JURA [SWITZERLAND]; MONT TERRI; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 77952572603     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04517.x     Document Type: Article

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