Microfabric and anisotropy of elastic waves in sandstone - An observation using high-resolution X-ray microtomography

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-49

  Kahl, Wolf Achim ^a,b   Hinkes, Robert ^b   Feeser, Volker ^b   Holzheid, Astrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D multi anvil pressure apparatus; Anisotropy; Elastic waves; Geomechanics; Sandstone; Tortuosity; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MULTI ANVILS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; TORTUOSITY; ULTRA-SOUND VELOCITIES; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTIC WAVES; EXPERIMENTS; GEOMECHANICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; X RAYS;

SANDSTONE;

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC WAVE; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; STRESS FIELD; TOMOGRAPHY; TORTUOSITY;

GERMANY;

EID: 84875211781     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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