Permeability of the fractured rockmass - A review

From Materials to Structures: Advancement Through Innovation - Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials, ACMSM 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 635-640

  Singh, K K ^a   Singh, D N ^a   Ranjith, P G ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION; ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES; FLOWTHROUGH; INTACT ROCKS; OIL AND NATURAL GAS; ROCK ENGINEERING; ROCK-MASS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; MECHANICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RESEARCH; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ROCKS;

EID: 84881183717     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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