Influence of damage on pore size distribution and permeability of rocks

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 810-831

  Arson, Chloé ^a   Pereira, Jean Michel ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Continuum Damage Mechanics; Permeability; Pore Size Distribution curve; Poromechanics; Rock microstructure

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; FRACTURE NETWORK MODELS; LOWER AND UPPER BOUNDS; MACROSCOPIC PARAMETERS; PORO-MECHANICS; POROSITY MEASUREMENT; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; TRI-AXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

COMPRESSION TESTING; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS;

CRACKS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONFINING PRESSURE; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DAMAGE MECHANICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; STRAIN; TRIAXIAL TEST;

EID: 84877919801     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.1123     Document Type: Article

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