Experimental characterization and micromechanical modeling of damage-induced permeability variation in Beishan granite

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 64-76

  Chen, Yifeng ^a   Hu, Shaohua ^a   Wei, Kai ^a   Hu, Ran ^a   Zhou, Chuangbing ^a   Jing, Lanru ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beishan granite; Damage; Microcracks; Micromechanics; Permeability

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; MICROCRACKS; MICROMECHANICS; STRESSES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BEISHAN GRANITES; DAMAGE; DEVIATORIC STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; MICROMECHANICAL MODELLING; PERMEABILITY; PERMEABILITY INCREASE; TRI-AXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION TESTS;

GRANITE;

COMPRESSION; GRANITE; MICROCRACK; MICROMECHANICS; PERMEABILITY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TRIAXIAL TEST; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MODELING; ROCK MECHANICS;

BEISHAN; CHINA; GANSU; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 84905387208     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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