Quantification of fracture networks in non-layered, massive rock using synthetic and natural data sets

Tectonophysics

Volumn 505, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 44-56

  Riley, P ^a   Tikoff, B ^a   Murray, A B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation dimension; Fracture; Lyapunov exponent; Self organization; Self similarity; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION DIMENSIONS; LYAPUNOV EXPONENT; SELF-ORGANIZATIONS; SELF-SIMILARITIES; SIERRA NEVADA;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS; LYAPUNOV METHODS; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; POPULATION STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

FRACTURE;

BATHOLITH; CORRELATION; DATA SET; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GRANITOID; POPULATION SIZE; SELF ORGANIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957684834     PISSN: 00401951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tecto.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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