The Effect Of Discontinuities, Stress Level, And Discontinuity Roughness On The Thermal Conductivity Of A Maine Granite
- Organization:
- The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 227 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1984
Abstract
Thermal conductivity measurements of intact rock specimens do not reflect the effects of natural rock discontinuities, and large scale insitu tests are location specific and costly. To allow extrapolation of laboratory measurements to rock masses with discontinuities, the effects of discontinuities on rock thermal conductivity were measured using divided-bar techniques. The introduced discontinuities lowered the thermal conductivity in all cases, and conductivity decreased systematically with increasing roughness of the discontinuity. Conductivity increased with increasing pressure on the discontinuity.
Citation
APA: (1984) The Effect Of Discontinuities, Stress Level, And Discontinuity Roughness On The Thermal Conductivity Of A Maine Granite
MLA: The Effect Of Discontinuities, Stress Level, And Discontinuity Roughness On The Thermal Conductivity Of A Maine Granite. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1984.