STATISTICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEX CRACK AND PETROGRAPHIC TEXTURE: APPLICATION TO PREDICTING BULK PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

The author considers the problem of predicting rock physical properties from observations of the structure of the rock. This approach departs from previous studies in that both the physical properties and structural features are taken as statistical data and the relations between them are cast as statistical functions. This approach is called a "quantitative petrostructure analysis". This paper deals with two aspects of making such a study; parameterizing patterns of topographic features of the rock, and characterizing variables to allow correlation studies to be carried out. The principle of a quantitative petrostructure analysis is outlined and illustrated using maps from two samples of Conway granite. For the covering abstract of the symposium see TRIS 452576. (Author/TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 23rd Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Issues in Rock Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, California, August 25-27, 1982.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Mining, Mettalurgy & Petroleum Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Warren, N
• Conference:
  • Proceedings of the 23rd Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Issues in Rock Mechanics, University of California, Berkeley, California, August 25-27, 1982.
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 132-139

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Correlation analysis; Cracking; Forecasting; General surface features of the earth; Geomorphology; Granite; Petrography; Physical properties; Properties of materials; Rocks; Statistics; Topography
• Old TRIS Terms: Rock properties
• ITRD Terms: 8525: Conference; 6527: Correlation (math, stat); 5211: Cracking; 132: Forecast; 4101: Granite; 4060: Petrography; 5925: Properties; 4154: Rock; 6555: Statistics; 4076: Structure (geomorphol)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452583
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1986 12:00AM