... uncertainty due to the methods limitations [6]. Heterogeneous discontinuity systems as well as crucial fault characteristics are two important factors that cannot be dealt with satisfactory by these indirect measurements. geologist germany government discontinuity rock engineering fracture...

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..., with the ability to shear the sample up to 50 mm. Several best practice procedures were developed for fracture characterization pre-, syn-, and post-shear test which utilize high resolution optical scanning, contact pressure measurements, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) measurements, and acoustic emission...

... of the fracture surfaces were recorded before the tests. reservoir geomechanics Upstream Oil & Gas normal stress Reservoir Characterization fracture characterization flow rate structural geology dilatation hydraulic fracturing roughness slate andesite hydraulic-shear frame experimental...

..., and plunges 240 m further below at a mean inclination of 8.5%. fracture characterization empirical method reservoir geomechanics stope shear zone metals & mining Arenal stability analysis element model operation gold mineralization monzonite excavation Reservoir Characterization...

... difficult or even impossible to implement in underground works, due to the specific constraints of the underground environment. Reservoir Characterization classification fracture termination discontinuity fracture characterization structural model assessment rock mass classification hydraulic...

... Characterization fracture characterization thermal loading heating experiment fracture displacement in-situ thermal loading fracture liberec water supply tunnel expansion massif continuum model tunnel ABSTRACT: We use a model analysis for explaining the fracture movement caused by the thermal...

... and geological failure (Szwedzicki 2003). fracture characterization Upstream Oil & Gas hydraulic fracturing Reservoir Characterization fault tip drilling target backer Geothermal System fracture mechanics displacement basin stress field Fault Zone geothermal reservoir stress...

.... 1980, Tsang and Witherspoon 1981, Gong et al. 1998). It is our aim to investigate the impact of fracture closure on fracture conductivity and also study the importance of fracture surface pattern in conductivity decline behavior. fracture characterization mechanical interaction closure stress...

... and thrusting all along the arcuate length of the Himalayan range and eastward extrusion through strike slip faults (DeCelles et al. 2001, Joshi & Tiwari 2009). renewable energy poisonous gas fracture characterization shear zone adverse geological condition Reservoir Characterization tunnel...

... not feasible. hydraulic fracturing Upstream Oil & Gas different loading condition fluid modeling complex reservoir failure criteria Reservoir Characterization fracture characterization axial stress equation of state strength axial stress loading condition Rock mechanics uniaxial DEM...

... are greatly influenced by the experience of the analyst, while automatic extraction depends on the algorithms efficiency and on the information content in the image (Hashim et al, 2012). knowledge management natural language Artificial Intelligence orientation literature data fracture...

... stress Mean stress assumption stress path encounter fracture characterization Fault Activation critical state line ellipsoidal inclusion instability state line Rock Mechanics for Resources, Energy and Environment Kwas´niewski & ydz ba (eds) © 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1...

... Characterization fracture characterization mapping application hydraulic fracturing resolution Rock mechanics Symposium Fault Zone point cloud excavation surface discontinuity Symposium schistosity Artificial Intelligence Upstream Oil & Gas LiDAR scan station surface model rock mass structure...

... , Posiva Oy, Olkiluoto Posiva, 2003-03 Underground Characterization and Research Programme (UCRP Posiva Oy, Olkiluoto fracture characterization deviation prediction Upstream Oil & Gas systematic mapping Terzaghi correction eurock 2012 hydraulic fracturing tunnel mapping data mapping...

... Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas concentration silica sol flow in porous media Fluid Dynamics Simulation grout injection process hydraulic conductivity arrival distance fractured rock mass fracture characterization grout concentration viscosity numerical simulation injection...

... assumption fracture system inflow Reservoir Characterization fracture characterization conceptual model tunnel section Fracture Zone rock mass fracture tunnel Characterization of Rock in 2D and 3D for Grouting L. Hernqvist Vectura, Gothenburg, Sweden. Previously: Division of GeoEngineering...

... carried out in the fractured granite of the Grimsel Test Site (GTS) located in the Swiss Alps. fluid modeling equation of state flow in porous media Upstream Oil & Gas orientation Reservoir Characterization fracture characterization Grimsel Test Site borehole transmissivity hydraulic...

... of synthetic saw-tooth profiles. Reservoir Characterization symmetric triangular profile normal stress real rock fracture profile fracture characterization Simulation simulation result hydraulic fracturing roughness particle Cundall Fracture Profile fracture direct shear test simulation...

... the stress intensity factors of a modified version of the Arcan specimen with a crack subjected to mixed-mode loading conditions. hydraulic fracturing Engineering rock fracture characterization loading condition Reservoir Characterization stress intensity factor crack length loading angle...