Stochastic continuum representation of fractured rock permeability as an alternative to the REV and fracture network concepts

28th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1987

Volumn , Issue , 1987, Pages 533-561

  Neuman, Shlomo R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); FRACTURE TESTING; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROUS MATERIALS; RANDOM PROCESSES; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; WELL LOGGING;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; CONTINUOUS FUNCTIONS; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK; DISCRETE FRACTURE NETWORK MODELS; FRACTURE GEOMETRIES; REPRESENTATIVE ELEMENTARY VOLUME; SPATIAL AVERAGING TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL INFORMATION;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84945097887     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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