Mechanical and Transport Properties of Rocks at High Temperatures and Pressures. Task I: the Physical Nature of Fracturing at Depth; Task II: Fracture Permeability of Crystalline Rocks as a Function of Temperature, Pressure, and H

摘要

Progress is reported in the following areas: (1) the physical nature of fracturing at depth; (2) fracture permeability of crystalline rocks as a function of temperature, pressure, and hydrothermal alteration; and (3) mechanical properties of rocks at high temperatures and pressures. (ERA citation 08:019014)