Laboratory estimates of normal and shear fracture compliance

Laboratory estimates of the normal (Bn) and shear (Bt) compliance of artificial fractures in samples of Jurassic and Carboniferous limestone under wet and dry conditions are presented. The experiments were performed over a range of confining pressures (from 5 MPa up to 60 MPa), at ultrasonic frequen...

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Main Authors: Lubbe, R, Sothcott, J, Worthington, M, McCann, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2008