Criterion for fractures crossing frictional interfaces at non-orthogonal angles

44th US Rock Mechanics Symposium - 5th US/Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Gu, H ^a   Weng, X ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRICTIONAL INTERFACE; INTERSECTION ANGLES; QUADRATIC EQUATIONS; QUANTITATIVE RESULT; STRESS FIELD; STRESS RATIO;

FRICTION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 78751485129     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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