Borehole breakouts - A new tool for estimating in situ stress?

ISRM International Symposium, IS 1986

Volumn , Issue , 1986, Pages 271-280

  Haimson, B C ^a   Herrick, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIME; ROCK MECHANICS; STRESSES;

BOREHOLE BREAKOUTS; DEFINED FUNCTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM; INSITU STRESS; RADIAL DIRECTION; SHEAR FAILURE; STATE OF STRESS; TENSILE RUPTURES;

BOREHOLES;

EID: 85056130277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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