The distribution of fluids in natural rock salt to understand deformation mechanisms

Mechanical Behavior of Salt VII - Proceedings of the 7th Conference on the Mechanical Behavior of Salt

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-12

  Desbois, G ^a   Urai J L ^a   Schmatz, J ^a   Zavada, P ^b   De Bresser, H ^c  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE DEFORMATION; COUPLED ACTIVITIES; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISLOCATION CREEP; GERMANY; IN-SITU; INTENSE DEFORMATION; KEYPOINTS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; NATURAL ROCKS; ROCK SALT; SOLUTION-PRECIPITATION; TRANSMITTED LIGHT;

FOUNTAINS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MICROCRACKING; SALT DEPOSITS; SALT MINES; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

CREEP;

EID: 84859821827     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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