Asymptotic analysis of cross-hole hydraulic tests in fractured granite

Walter A Illman1, Daniel M Tartakovsky

  • 1Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, and IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA. walter-illman@uiowa.edu

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|July 22, 2006
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