Network modelling of flow in natural fractures

30th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1989

Volumn , Issue , 1989, Pages 57-64

  Yan, Gemei ^a   Cook, Neville G W ^a   Myer, Larry R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ROCK MECHANICS; SOLVENTS;

CRITICAL SEGMENTS; ELLIPTICAL CROSS SECTION; FRACTAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULIC RESISTANCES; NATURAL FRACTURE; NETWORK MODELING; NETWORK MODELLING; PERCOLATION MODELS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 85059310415     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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