A Simulation of the Closure of a Small-scale Hydraulic Fracture in a Granite

Journal of the Geothermal Research Society of Japan

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-37

  Matsuki, Koji ^a   Lee, Jon Jin ^a   Kojima, Takashi ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 84992285892     PISSN: 03886735     EISSN: 18835775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11367/grsj1979.18.27     Document Type: Article

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