Larry Myer

PUBLICATIONS (January 1, 1996-December 31, 1998):

1996 Moridis, G., Apps, J., Persoff, P., Myer, L., Mullen, S., Yen, P., and Pruess, K., A field test of a waste containment technology using a new generation of injectable barrier liquids, Proceedings of Spectrum ’96, Seattle, WA.

1996 Huang, P., Yang, G., Myer, L., and Cook, N.G.W., Reconstruction of Pore Structure of Reservoir Rock, Rock Mechanics Tools and Techniques, Aubertin, Hassami Mitri, eds., Proceedings 2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, 19-21 June, pp. 1003-1009.

1996 Yang, G. and Myer, L., Object-oriented programming design and its application to network simulation, Object Oriented Simulation Conference, Roberts and Wallace, eds., Proceedings of the 1996 Western Multiconference, January 14-17, pp. 9-16.

1996 Fredrich, J.T., Arguello, J., Thorne, B., Wawersik, W., Deitrick, G., de Rouffignoe, E.P., Myer, L.R., Three-dimensional simulation of reservoir compaction and implications for well failures in the Belridge Diatomite," SPE 36098, presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference, Denver, CO.

1996 Fan, J., Gu, B., Nihei, K., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L. Experimental and numerical investigation of fracture interface waves, in Rock Mechanics, Proc. 2nd North Am. Rock Mech. Symp., Aubertin, Hassani, Metri (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, 845-851.

1996 Myer, L., Brown, S., Olsson, O., Glass, R., Physical properties and fundamental processes in fractures (Chapter 3) in Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

1996 Hesler, G., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L., Estimation of intrinsic and effective elastic properties of cracked media from seismic testing in Rock Mechanics, Autertin, Hassani, and Metri, ed., Proc. of 2^nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Balkema, pp. 467-474.

1997 Myer, L., Nihei, K., and Nakagawa, S., Dynamic properties of interfaces in damage and failure of interfaces, Rossmanith, ed., Proc. of 1^st International Conf. on Damage and Failure of Interfaces, Balkema, pp. 47-58.

1997 Fan, S., Nihei, K., Myer, L., Cook, N.G.W., and Rector, J., Overlap domain decomposition method for wave propagation, Expanded Abstracts, Vol. II, 67^th Annual Meeting Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 1485-1488.

1997 Yi, W., Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K., Rector, J., Myer, L., and Cook, N.G.W., Numerical investigation of fracture-induced seismic anisotropy, Expanded Abstracts, Vol. I, 67^th Annual Meeting Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 960-963.

1997 Myer, L., Jacobsen, J., and Horsman, J., Analysis and reductions of well failures in diatomite reservoirs, Expanded Abstracts, 65^th Annual Meeting Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 1561-1564.

1998 Myer, L. Seismic wave propagation in fractured rock, in Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Rossmanith, ed., Proc. of 3^rd International Conf. on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Balkema, pp. 29-38.

1998 Myer, L. and Pyrak-Nolte, L., Seismic wave propagation in fractured rock, SPE 47351, presented at Eurock ’98, Trondheim, Norway.

1998 Yi, W., Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K.T., Rector, J.W., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Numerical investigation of fracture channel waves, Extended Abstract, 68^th annual meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysics, 1628-1631.

Invited Lectures

"Mercury Porosimetry Measurements on a Single Fracture," Symposium of US Geological Survey Committee for the Advancement of Science in the Yucca Mountain Project, Denver, 1990.

"Extensile Crack Growth and Failure Under Differential Compressive Stress Conditions," ASME Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics Summer Conference, Ohio State, 1991.

"Micromechanics of Strain Hardening and Strain Softening Under Differential Compression in Rock," Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, 1991.

"Thermal Effects on Rock Matrix and Fracture Properties," Thermal Loading: The Integration of Science and Engineering, Full Board Meeting of the United States Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, Denver, 1993.

"Micromechanics of Non—linear Macroscopic Deformation and Failure of Rocks Under Differential Compression," IUTAM Symposium on Fracture of Brittle Disordered Materials: Concrete, Rock and Ceramics, Brisbane, Australia, 1993.

"Dynamic Properties of Interfaces," First International Conference on Damage and Failure of Interfaces, Vienna, Austria, 1997.

"Seismic Wave Propagation in Fractured Rock," Third International Conference on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Vienna, Austria, 1998.

Students Co—supervised

L. Pyrak, Ph.D., "Seismic Visibility of Fractures," 1988.

T. Christian, M.Sc., "Permeability of Shale at Elevated Temperature and Pressure," 1988.

R. Ewy, Ph.D., "Deformation and Fracture Around Cylindrical Openings in Rock," 1989.

Z. Zheng, Ph.D., "Compressive Stress—Induced Microcracks in Rocks and Applications to Seismic Anisotropy and Borehole Stability," 1989.

D. Hopkins, Ph.D., "The Effect of Surface Roughness on Joint Stiffness, Aperture and Acoustic Wave Properties," 1990.

A.M. Cook—Polek, M.Sc., "Flow of Decane through a Natural Fracture in Siltstone: Deviations from Predicted Behavior," 1990.

J. Carter, M.Sc., "The Effects of a Clay Coating on Fluid Flow Through Simulated Rock Fractures," 1990.

R. Suárez—Rivera, Ph.D., "The Influence of Thin Clay Layers Containing Liquids on the Propagation of Shear Waves," 1992.

K. Nihei, Ph.D., "Micromechanics of Seismic Wave Propagation in Granular Rocks," 1992.

S. Ita, Ph.D., "Contact Micromechanics in Granular Media with Clay," 1994.

B. Gu, Ph.D., "Interface Waves on a Fracture in Rock," 1994.

Refereed Journals

Rezowalli, J.J., King, M.S., and Myer, L.R., Cross—hole acoustic surveying in basalt, Internat. J. Rock Mech. Mining Sciences, Vol. 21, pp. 213—216, 1984.

Myer, L.R., Electro—servo control system for thermomechanical properties testing, Geotech. Testing Journal, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 171—178, 1985.

King, M.S., Myer, L.R. and Rezowalli, J.J., Experimental studies of elastic—wave propagation in a columnar—jointed rock mass, Geophys. Prospecting, Vol. 34, pp. 1185—1199, 1986.

Majer, E.L., McEvilly, T.V., Eastwood, F.S. and Myer, L.R., Fracture detection using P— and S—wave VSP at The Geysers geothermal field, Geophysics, 1988.

Pyrak—Nolte, L., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Anisotropy in seismic velocities and amplitudes from multiple parallel fractures, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 95, No. B2, pp. 11345—11358, 1990.

Pyrak—Nolte, L., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Transmission of seismic waves across single natural fractures, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 95, No B6, pp. 8617—8638, 1990.

Pyrak—Nolte, L., Myer, L.R. and D.D. Nolte, Fractures: Multifractals and finite—size scaling, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 138, No. 4, pp. 679—706, 1992.

Myer, L.R., Kemeny, J.M., Zheng, Z., Suárez, R., Ewy, R.T. and Cook, N.G.W., Extensile cracking in porous rock under differential compressive stress, Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 45, No. 8, pp. 263—280, 1992.

Ita, S., Cook, N., Myer, L., and Nihei, K., Effects of stress anisotropy on the static and dynamic properties of berea sandstone, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 785—788, 1993.

Liu, Z., Myer, L., and Cook, N.G.W., Micromechanics of granular materials: numerical simulation of the effects of heterogeneities, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 1281—1284, 1993.

Yang, G., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L., Preferential flow pattern and groundwater contamination induced by rock excavation activities, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 1423—1430, 1993.

Ewy, R., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Investigation of stress—induced borehole enlargement mechanisms by a liquid—metal saturation technique, SPE Drilling and Completion, March 1994.

Nihei, K.T., Myer, L.R., Cook, N.G.W., and Yi, W., Effects of non—welded interfaces on guided SH—waves, Geophysical Research Letter, Vol. 21, No. 9, pp. 745-748, 1994.

Zimmerman, R.W., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Grain and void compression in fractured and porous rocks, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 179-184 1994; LBL-34365.

Yang, G., L.R. Myer, S. Brown and N. Cook, Microscopic anaylsis of macroscopic transport properties of single natural fractures using graph theory algorithms, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 22, No. 11, pp. 1429-1432 (1995); LBL-36631.

Nihei, K.T., L.R. Myer, and N.G.W.Cook (1995), Numerical simulation of seismic wave propagation in granular rock with a multiple grain boundary integration equation, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 97, No. 3, pp. 1423-1434.

Geller, J.T. and Myer, L.R., Ultrasonic imaging of organic liquid contaminants in unconsolidated porous media, Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, Vol. 19 (3), 1995.

Myer, L., Jacobsen, J., Horsman, J., Fredrich, J., Wawersik, W., Arguello, I., Bruno, M., Qian, H., Use of visualization techniques in analysis of well failures in diatomite reservoirs, The Leading Edge, March 1996, pp. 185-189.

Gu, B., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Fracture interface waves, J. Geophys. Res. 101, 827-835, 1996.

Gu, B., Nihei, K.T., Myer, L.R., and Pyrak-Nolte, L.J., Numerical simulation of elastic wae propagation in fractured rock with the boundary integral equation method, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 15933-15943, 1996.

Gu, B., Suarez-Rivera, R., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Incidence of plane waves upon a fracture, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 25337-25346, 1996.

Gu, B., Nihei, K., and Myer, L., Numerical simulation of elastic wave propagation in fractured rock with the boundary integral equation method, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 101, No. B7, 15,933-15943 (1996).

Gu, B., Nihei, K.T., Myer, L.R., Numerical investigation of fracture interface waves, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 102, No. 1, pp. 120-127, 1997.

Bessinger, B., Liu, A., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., A new fracturing mechanism for granular media, Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 24, No. 21, pp. 2605-2608, 1997.

Majer, E., Peterson, J., Daley, T., Kaelin, B., Myer, L. Queen, J., D’Onfro, P., and Rizer, W., Fracture detection using crosswell and single well surveys, Geophysics, Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 495-504, 1997.

Yang, G., and Myer, L.R., Object-oriented analysis of network flows at pore and reservoir scales, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 34, No. 3-4, paper 346, 1997.

Yi, W., Nihei, K., Rector, J., Nakagawa, S., Myer, L., and Cook, N.G.W., Frequency dependent seismic anisotropy in fractured rock, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 34, No. 3-4, paper 349, 1997.

Suárez-Rivera, R. Nakagawa, S., and L. Myer, Determination of rock elastic properties from acoustic measurements of rock fragments, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 34, No. 3-4, paper 304, 1997.

Huang, P., Yang, G., Myer, L., Cook, N.G.W., and Witherspoon, P., Simulation of capillary pressure hysteresis in drainage and imbibition processes, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, Vol. 34, No. 3-4, paper 135, 1997.

Vasco, D., Karasaki, K., and Myer, L.R., Monitoring of fluid injection and soil consolidation using surface tilt measurements, J. of Geotech. and Geoenviron. Engr., Vol. 124, No. 1, pp. 29-37, 1998.

Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters

Myer, L.R., Brekke, T.L., Dare, C.T., Dill, R.B. and Korbin, G.E., An investigation of stand—up time of tunnels in squeezing ground, Proceedings of 1981 Rapid Excavation and Tunneling Conference, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, Vol. 2, pp. 1415—1433, 1981.

Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., Thermomechanical studies at Stripa, Sweden, in The Science and Technology of the Management of High Level Nuclear Waste, P.L. Hofmann and J. Breslin, eds., Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Batelle, Columbus, Ohio 1981.

Cook, N.G.W., Witherspoon, P.A., Myer, L.R. and Wilson, E.L., Progress with thermomechanical investigations of the Stripa site, Proceedings of In—Situ Experiments in Granite Associated with Geologic Disposal of Radioactive Waste, Stockholm, 1982.

King, M.S., Myer, L.R. and Rezowalli, J.J., Cross—hole acoustic measurements in basalt, Proceedings 25th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, pp. 1053—1062, 1984.

Myer, L.R., Hopkins, D. and Cook, N.G.W., Effects of contact area of an interface on acoustic wave transmission characteristics, Proceedings 26th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, pp. 565—572, 1985.

Pyrak—Nolte, L.J., Myer, L.R., Cook, N.G.W., and Witherspoon, P.A., Hydraulic and mechanical properties of natural fractures in low permeability rock, 6th International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Vol. 1, pp. 225—232, 1987.

Witherspoon, P.A., Long, J.C.S., Majer, E.L. and Myer, L.R., A new seismic—hydraulic approach to modelling flow in fractured rocks, Symposium of National Water Well Association, Denver, Colorado, Feb. 10—12, 1987.

Pyrak—Nolte, L.J., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic visibility of fractures, Proceedings 28th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, pp. 47—56, 1987.

Hopkins, D.L., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Fracture stiffness and aperture as a function of applied stress and contact geometry, Proceedings 28th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, pp. 673—680, 1987.

Ewy, R.T., Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., Hollow cylinder tests for studying fracture around underground openings, Proceedings 29th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, pp. 67—74, 1988.

Zheng, Z., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Borehole breakout and stress measurements, Proceedings 29th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, pp. 471—478, 1988.

Cook, N., Pyrak—Nolte, L., Myer, L. and Hopkins, D., Laboratory investigations of hydrologic and mechanical properties, Proceedings of Second Berkeley Symposium on Topics in Petroleum Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—24337, 1988.

Myer, L.R., Pyrak—Nolte, L. and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic detection and characterization of single fractures, Proceedings of Second Berkeley Symposium on Topics in Petroleum Engineering, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—24337, 1988.

Yang, G., Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., Network modelling of flow in natural fractures, Proceedings of 30th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Morgantown, West Virginia, pp. 57—64, 1989.

Zheng, Z., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Stress induced microcrack geometry at failure in unconfined and confined axial compressive tests, Proceedings of 30th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Morgantown, West Virginia, pp. 749—756, 1989.

Myer, L. R., Pyrak—Nolte, L. J., Hopkins, D., and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic characterization of fracture properties, High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 1, Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL, 1990.

Pyrak—Nolte, L. J., Cook, N. G. W. Cook, and Myer, L. R., A stratified percolation model for saturated and unsaturated flow through natural fractures, High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 2, Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL, 1990.

Wollenberg, H. A., Flexser, S., and Myer, L. R., Drill—back studies examine fractured, heated rock, High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Volume 2, Proceedings of the International Topical Meeting, American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL, 1990.

Cook, A. M., Myer, L. R., Cook, N. G. W. and Doyle, F. M., The effect of tortuosity on flow through a natural fracture, Proceedings of 31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Golden, CO, pp. 371—378, June 1990.

Hesler, G. J., Zheng, Z. and Myer, L. R., In—situ fracture stiffness determination, Proceedings of 31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Golden, CO, pp. 405—412, June 1990.

Pyrak—Nolte, L. J., Nolte, D. D., Myer, L. R. and Cook, N.G.W., Fluid flow through single fractures, in Rock Joints, Barton, N. and Stephansson, O., eds., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rock Joints, Loen, Norway, pp. 405—412, 1990.

Hopkins, D. L., Cook, N. G. W. and Myer, L. R., Normal joint stiffness as a function of spatial geometry and surface roughness, in Rock Joints, Barton N. and Stephansson, O., eds., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rock Joints, Loen, Norway, pp. 203—210, 1990.

Myer, L. R., Pyrak—Nolte, L. J. and Cook, N. G. W., Effects of single fracture on seismic wave propagation, in Rock Joints, Barton N. and Stephansson, O., eds., Proceedings of the International Symposium on Rock Joints, Loen, Norway, pp. 467—474, 1990.

Suárez—Rivera, R., Cook, P.T., Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., The role of wetting fluids during the indentation of porous rocks, Proceedings of the 32nd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp. 683—692, 1991.

Myer, L.R., Hydromechanical and seismic properties of fractures, Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Rock Mechanics, vol. 1, pp. 397—404, 1991.

Agrawal, D.L., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., The effect of percolating structures on the petrophysical properties of Berea sandstone, Proceedings of the 32nd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp. 345—354, 1991.

Long, J.C.S., Majer, E.L., Myer, L.R., Peterson, J.E., Karasaki, K., and Martel, S., Interdisciplinary characterization of the FRI fracture zone, Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Vol. 1, pp. 549—556, 1991.

Majer, E., Myer, L.R., and Peterson, J., High resolution seismic imaging of fractured rock, Proceedings of Third International Reservoir Characterization Technical Conference, 1992.

Suárez—Rivera, R., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Study on the transmissions of shear waves across thin liquid films and thin clay layers, Proceedings of 33rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, J.R. Tillerson and W. Wawersik, eds., Balkema, pp. 937—946, 1992.

Nihei, K.T., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Modeling seismic wave propagation in granular rock, expanded Abstracts, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 62nd Annual Meeting, pp. 652—654, 1992.

Hesler, G.J., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Modeling seismic properties of a gneiss, expanded Abstracts, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 62nd Annual Meeting, pp. 655—657, 1992.

Suárez—Rivera, R., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Influence of rheology on shear—wave propagation across thin layers of clay, expanded Abstracts, Society of Exploration Geophysicists 62nd Annual Meeting, pp. 670—673, 1992.

Hesler, G.J., Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., Modeling of the elastic properties of a schistose rock from seismic measurements, Proceedings of 33rd U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium, J.R. Tillerson and W. Wawersik, eds., pp. 909—915, 1992.

Yang, G., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Discontinuities and rock deformation and fluid flow around emplacement rooms, in High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Proceedings of Fourth International Conference, Vol. 1, pp. 682—688, 1993.

Myer, L.R., Cook—Polek, A.M., Pyrak—Nolte, L.J., and Marone, C., Mercury porosimetry studies on a natural fracture, in High Level Radioactive Waste Management, Vol. 2, pp. 2017—2022, 1993.

Ita, S.L., N.G.W. Cook, L.R. Myer, and K.T. Nihei, Stress-state effects on seismic wave velocities and attenuation in berea sandstone, 34th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Madison, WI, June 27—30, 1993.

Hilbert, L.B., Hwong, T.K., Cook, N.G.W., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Effects of strain amplitude on the static and dynamic nonlinear deformation of berea sandstone, in Rock Mechanics Models and Measurements Challenges from Industry, P. Nelson and S. Laubach, eds., Proceedings of 1st North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp. 497-504, 1994.

Liu, Z., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Numerical studies relating to microfracture in granular rock, in Rock Mechanics Models and Measurements Challenges from Industry, P. Nelson and S. Laubach, eds., Proceedings of 1st North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp. 631-638, 1994.

Ita, S., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., The effect of clay—fluid interaction on ultrasonic seismic wave propagation, in Rock Mechanics Models and Measurements Challenges from Industry, P. Nelson and S. Laubach, eds., Proceedings of 1st North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp. 783-790, 1994.

Schleuter, E.M., Zimmerman, R.W., Myer, L.R., Cook, N.G.W., and Witherspoon, P.A., Predicting the capillary pressure function of Berea sandstone from microgeometry, in Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Siriwardane, H.J. and Zaman, M.M., eds., Proceedings of 8th Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances, Vol. II, pp. 1257-1262, 1994.

Yang, G., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Applications of graph theory to network models of porous or fractured media flow, in Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Siriwardane, H.J. and Zaman, M.M., eds., Proceedings of 8th Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances, Vol. II, pp. 1299-1304, 1994.

Liu, Z., Myer, L.R., andCook, N.G.W., Numerical simulation of the effects of heterogeneities on macro—behavior of granular materials, in Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Siriwardane, H.J. and Zaman, M.M., eds., Proceedings of 8th Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances, Vol. I, pp. 611-616, 1994.

Gu, B., Cook, N.G.W., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Modeling elastic wave propagation in a medium with non—welded interfaces using the boundary integral equation method, in Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Siriwardane, H.J. and Zaman, M.M., eds., Proceedings of 8th Int. Conf. on Computer Methods and Advances, Vol. I, pp. 387-392, 1994.

Nihei, K.T., L.R. Myer, J.M. Kemeny, Z. Liu, and N.G.W. Cook, Effects of heterogeneity and friction on the deformation and strength of rock, in Fracture and Damage in Quasibrittle Structures, Bazant, Bittnar, Jiraseh and Mazars, eds., E&FN Spon. pp. 479-494, 1994; LBL-35457.

Liu, Z., N.G.W. Cook, and L.R. Myer (1994), Numerical studies relating to microfracture in granular rock, in Rock Mechanics Models and Measurements Challenges from Industry, P. Nelson and S. Laubach, eds., Proceedings of 1st North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp. 631-638.

Nihei, K.T., B. Gu, L.R. Myer, L.J. Pyrak-Nolte, and N.G.W. Cook (1995), Elastic interface wave propagation along a fracture, Proc. 8th Int. Cong. Rock Mech., Tokyo, Sept. 25-29, Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam.

Nakagawa, S., Cook, N.G.W., and Nihei, K.T. (1995), Laboratory observation of seismic waves in heterogeneous geomaterials, in Rock Mechanics, Proc. 35th US Symp. Rock Mech., J.J.K. Daemen and R.A. Schultz (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, 183-187.

Hwong, T.K. and Nihei, K.T. (1995), Developing seismic and strength tests to determine construction stone durability in infrastructure projects, in Rock Mechanics, Proc. 35th US Symp. Rock Mech., J.J.K. Daemen & R.A. Schultz (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, 367-371.

Nihei, K.T., Gu, B., and Myer, L.R. (1995), Seismic signatures of fractures, Geotomography, Japanese Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Tokyo, November 1995.

Myer, L., Hopkins, D., Peterson, J., and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic wave propagation across multiple fractures, in Fractured and Jointed Rock Masses, Myer, Cook, Goodman, Tsang, eds., Balkema, pp. 105-110, 1995.

Myer, L., Keminy, J., Cook, N.G.W., Liu, Z., and Nihei, K. Micromechanics of non-linear macroscopic deformation and fracture of rocks under differential compression in Fracture of Brittle Disordered Materials, Baker and Karihalos, eds., I & FN Spon., pp. 151-167, 1995.

Hilbert, L., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L., Numerical modeling of highly jointed and fractured media using discontinuous deformation methods, in Proceedings of 8^th International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Tokyo, Vol. 3, pp. 1159-1165, 1995.

Moridis, G., Apps, J., Persoff, P., Myer, L., Mullen, S., Yen, P., and Pruess, K., A field test of a waste containment technology using a new generation of injectable barrier liquids, Proceedings of Spectrum ’96, Seattle, WA, 1996.

Huang, P., Yang, G., Myer, L., and Cook, N.G.W., Reconstruction of Pore Structure of Reservoir Rock, Rock Mechanics Tools and Techniques, Aubertin, Hassami Mitri, eds., Proceedings 2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, 19-21 June, 1996, pp. 1003-1009.

Yang, G. and Myer, L., Object-oriented programming design and its application to network simulation, Object Oriented Simulation Conference, Roberts and Wallace, eds., Proceedings of the 1996 Western Multiconference, January 14-17, 1996, pp. 9-16.

Fredrich, J.T., Arguello, J., Thorne, B., Wawersik, W., Deitrick, G., de Rouffignoe, E.P., Myer, L.R., Three-dimensional simulation of reservoir compaction and implications for well failures in the Belridge Diatomite," SPE 36098, presented at SPE Annual Technical Conference, Denver, CO, 1996.

Fan, J., Gu, B., Nihei, K., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L. (1996). Experimental and numerical investigation of fracture interface waves, in Rock Mechanics, Proc. 2nd North Am. Rock Mech. Symp., Aubertin, Hassani, Metri (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, 845-851.

Myer, L., Brown, S., Olsson, O., Glass, R., Physical properties and fundamental processes in fractures (Chapter 3) in Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1996.

Hesler, G., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L., Estimation of intrinsic and effective elastic properties of cracked media from seismic testing in Rock Mechanics, Autertin, Hassani, and Metri, ed., Proc. of 2^nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Balkema, pp. 467-474, 1996.

Myer, L., Nihei, K., and Nakagawa, S., Dynamic properties of interfaces in damage and failure of interfaces, Rossmanith, ed., Proc. of 1^st International Conf. on Damage and Failure of Interfaces, Balkema, pp. 47-58, 1997.

Fan, S., Nihei, K., Myer, L., Cook, N.G.W., and Rector, J., Overlap domain decomposition method for wave propagation, Expanded Abstracts, Vol. II, 67^th Annual Meeting Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 1485-1488, 1997.

Yi, W., Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K., Rector, J., Myer, L., and Cook, N.G.W., Numerical investigation of fracture-induced seismic anisotropy, Expanded Abstracts, Vol. I, 67^th Annual Meeting Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 960-963, 1997.

Myer, L., Jacobsen, J., and Horsman, J., Analysis and reductions of well failures in diatomite reservoirs, Expanded Abstracts, 65^th Annual Meeting Society of Exploration Geophysicists, pp. 1561-1564, 1997.

Myer, L. Seismic wave propagation in fractured rock, in Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Rossmanith, ed., Proc. of 3^rd International Conf. on Mechanics of Jointed and Faulted Rock, Balkema, pp. 29-38, 1998.

Myer, L. and Pyrak-Nolte, L., Seismic wave propagation in fractured rock, SPE 47351, presented at Eurock ’98, Trondheim, Norway, 1998.

Yi, W., Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K.T., Rector, J.W., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., 1998, Numerical investigation of fracture channel waves, Extended Abstract, 68^th annual meeting of Society of Exploration Geophysics, 1628-1631.

Reports, Abstracts, etc.

Myer, L.R., Brekke, T.L. and Korbin, G.E., Stand—up time of tunnels in squeezing ground, Part I: A physical model study, Final Report, Contract DOT—OS—50108, Publication DOT—TST—77, Vol. 59, June 1977.

Bryne, R.J., Koplik, C.M., Myer, L.R., Oston, S.G., Giuffre, M.S. and Pentz, D.L., Mine structural features, Volume 4 in Information Base for Waste Repository Design, prepared for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NUREG/CR—0495, TR—1210—1, March 1979.

Myer, L.R., Miller, I., Dershowitz, W., Jones, K., Roman, K. and Schauer, M., Simulation of geothermal subsidence, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—10794, March 1980.

Miller, I., Dershowitz, W., Jones, K., Myer, L.R., Roman, K. and Schauer, M., Detailed report on tested models, companion report 2 to simulation of geothermal subsidence, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—10837, March 1980.

Miller, I., Dershowitz, W., Jones, K., Myer, L.R., Roman, K. and Schauer, M., Case study of data base, companion report 3 to simulation of geothermal subsidence, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—10839, March 1980.

Myer, L.R. and Rachiele, R., Laboratory investigations of thermomechanical properties of Stripa granite, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—13435, SAC—40, 1981.

Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., Thermomechanical studies at Stripa, Sweden, in The Science and Technology of the Management of High Level Nuclear Waste, P.L. Hofmann and J. Breslin, eds., Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation, Batelle, Columbus, Ohio 1981.

Myer, L.R., Results of thermomechanical tests on specimens of Hanford basalts, Basalt Waste Isolation Project, Hanford, Wash., SD—BWI—TD—017, 1982.

Myer, L.R. and Majer, E.L., Evaluation of technology for detection of anomalies during repository excavation at the BWIP site, Basalt Waste Isolation Project, Hanford, Wash., SD—BWI—TI—262, 1984.

Myer, L.R., Cook. N.G.W. and Pyrak, L.J., Effects of single fractures on velocity and attenuation of seismic waves, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 66, No. 46, p. 950, 1985.

Pyrak, L.J., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Determination of fracture void geometry and contact area at different effective stresses, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 66, No. 46, p. 903, 1985.

Hopkins, D.L., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic wave propagation and attenuation across a non—welded interface, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 66, No. 46, p. 985, 1985.

Pyrak—Nolte, L.J., Cook, N.G.W. and Myer, L.R., The transmissions of P and S waves across fluid—filled fractures in crystalline rock, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 67, No. 44, p. 1094, 1986.

Myer, L.R. and Cook, A.M., Anisotropy in seismic wave attenuation and velocities, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 67, No. 44, p. 1116, 1986.

Hopkins, D.L., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Stress displacement curves as a function of fracture geometry, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 67, No. 44, p. 1186, 1986.

Myer, L.R. and Christian, T., Permeability of shale and marlstone at elevated temperature and pressure, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 68, No. 44, p. 1491, 1987.

Hesler, G.J., Cook, N.G.W., Myer, L.R. and Becker, A., The effect of fractures upon resonant frequency characteristics of rock cores, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 68, No. 44, p. 1503, 1987.

Myer, L.R. and Christian, T.L., Permeability of shale at elevated temperature and pressure: Test methodology and preliminary results, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—24700, 1987.

Myer, L.R., Karasaki, K., Long, J.C.S., Majer, E.L. and Peterson, J.E., Correlation between crosshole hydrologic and seismic measurements, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1172, 1988.

Hopkins, D. C., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic wave attenuation across parallel fractures as a function of fracture stiffness and spacing, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1427, 1988.

Majer, E.L., Peterson, J.E., Myer, L.R., and Blumling, P., Cross—hole seismic measurements for fracture characterization, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1172, 1988.

Suárez, F.R., Pyrak—Nolte, L.J., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Transmission of S—waves across a thin fluid layer, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1428, 1988.

Ewy, R.T., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Observations of borehole elongation under axisymmetric stresses, EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 69, No. 44, p. 1454, 1988.

Myer, L.R. and Cook, A.M., Laboratory mercury porosimetry studies on a single fracture, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, LBL—26846, 1989.

Carter, J.J., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., The effects of a clay coating on fluid flow through a simulated fracture, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 70, No. 43, p. 1099, 1989.

Hopkins, D.L., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Seismic wave transmission across anisotropic fractures under dry and saturated conditions, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 70, No. 43, p. 1325, 1989.

Nihei, K.T., Cook, N.G.W., Suárez, R., and Myer, L.R., The relationship between pore fluid properties and attenuation in Berea sandstone and sintered glass beads, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 70, No. 43, p. 1639, 1990.

Majer, E.L., Myer, L.R., Peterson, J.E., Karasaki, K., Long, J.C.S., Martel, S.J., Blumling, P., and Vomvoris, S., Joint seismic hydrogeologic, and geomechanical investigations of a fracture zone in the Grimsel Rock Laboratory, Switzerland, LBL27913, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, 1990.

Nihei, K.T., Cook, P.J., Myer, L.R., and Suárez, R., Role of fluids on ultrasonic attenuation in porous materials, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 88, Supp. 1, p. S122, 1990.

Nihei, K.T., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Measured and theoretical Biot attenuation and velocities for ultrasonic P— and S—waves in sintered glass beads, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 88, Supp. 1, p. S143, 1990.

Myer, L.R., Suárez, R., and Cook, N.G.W., The effects of non—welded interfaces on seismic wave propagation and attenuation, presented at SEG Research Workshop on Lithology: Relating Elastic Properties to Lithology at all Scales, 1991.

Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Extensile crack growth and failure under differential compressive stress conditions (Invited), ASME Applied Mechanics and Biomechanics Summer Conference, 1991.

Suárez, F.R., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., S—wave propagation across water saturated thin clay layers, EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 72, No. 44, p. 333, 1991.

Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R. Micromechanics of strain hardening and strain softening under differential compression in rock, (Invited), EOS, Trans. Am. Geophys. Union, Vol. 72, No. 44, p. 434, 1991.

Majer, E.L., Myer, L.R., and Peterson, J.E., High resolution imaging of fractured rocks, presented at GST Symposium on Application of Cross—borehole Geophysics in the Petroleum Industry, 1992.

Cook, N.G.W., and Myer. L.R., Influence of clays and clay fluid interactions on seismic wave attenuation in reservoir rocks, Report for GRI Contract No. 5086—260—1830, May 1992.

Schlueter, E., Myer, L., Cook, N.G.W., and Witherspoon, P., Formation factor and the microscopic distribution of wetting phase in pore space of Berea santstone, LBL-33207, 1992.

Yang, G., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Application of graph theory to the simulation of percolation and unsaturated flow in reservoir rocks, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 241, 1992.

Korneev, V., McEvilly, T.V., and Myer, L.R., Nonlinear interaction of elastic waves, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 341, 1992.

Ita, S., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Static and dynamic pore compressibility under different states of stress: effects of dilatation on Berea sandstone, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 498, 1992.

Schlueter, E.M., Cook, N.G.W., Witherspoon, P.A., and Myer, L.R., Relative permeability and the microscopic distribution of wetting and non—wetting phases in pore space of Berea sandstone, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 499, 1992.

Liu, Z., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Micromechanics of failure in elastic rocks, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 73, No. 43, p. 515, 1992.

Myer, L.R., Characterizations of fractures using seismic methods, Abstract, 29th International Geological Congress, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. 3, p. 866, 1992.

Myer, L.R., Karasaki, K., Larry, J.C.C., Majer, E., and Vomvoris, S., In—situ mechanical and hydrological measurements on a fracture, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 74, No. 16, p. 145, 1993.

Geller, J.T. and Myer, L.R., Seismic imaging of organic liquid contaminants, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 74, No. 43, P. 318, 1993.

Hilbert, L.B., Hwong, T., Cook, N.G.W., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Micromechanics of the static and dynamic nonlinear behavior of berea sandstone, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 74, No. 43, P. 236, 1993.

Nihei, K.T., Myer, L.R., and Cook, N.G.W., Numerical simulation of seismic wave propagation in granular rock with a multi—grain boundary integral equation, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 74, No. 43, p. 560, 1993.

Liu, Z, Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Investigation of micromechanical features of heterogeneous granular materials, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 74, No. 43, p. 589, 1993.

Schlueter, E.M., N.G.W. Cook, P.A. Witherspoon, and L.R. Myer, Relative permeability and the microscopic distribution of wetting and non-wetting phases in pore space of berea sandstone, (1994); LBL-34109.

Wang, H. and L.R. Myer, Underground facility for geoenvironmental and geotechnical research at the SSC in Texas, (1994); LBL-36312.

Wang, H., L.R. Myer, P. Witherspoon, P. Nelson, J. Logan, A. Duton, and L. Younker, Underground Facility for Geoenvironmental and Geotechnical Research at the SSC Site in Texas, EOS (AGU Weekly News Paper), October 21, 1994; LBL-36331.

Myer, L.R., A new trapping identification technique for DNAPL transport in heterogeneous media, AGU Fall Meeting 1995, H51F-8.

Yang, G. and Myer, L., A new trapping identification technique for DNAPL transport in heterogeneous media, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1995.

Myer, L., Yen, P., Moridis, G.J., Persoff, P., Vasco, D., and Pruess, K., Field test of a subsurface barrier technology using a new generation of barrier liquids: 2. Injection, excavation, and analysis, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1995.

Yi, W., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Analysis of guided waves in a layer with non-welded interfaces, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1995.

Gu, B., Suárez-Rivera, R., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Solutions to the incidence of plane waves upon a single plane fracture, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1995.

Fan, J., Cook, N.G.W., Gu, B., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Experimental and numerical investigation of fracture interface waves, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1995.

Nakagawa, S., Cook, N.G.W., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Transition of acoustic wave propagation in granular media during consolidation, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 76, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1995.

Bessinger, B.A., Yi, W., Suarez-Rivera, R., Nihei, K., Hilbert, B., and Myer, L., P-Wave amplitude anisotropy in Limestones, Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop in Seismic Anisotropy, February 1996, Miami, FL.

Moridis, G., Persoff, P., Apps, J., Jones, A., Oldenburg, C., McGrath, A., Myer, L., Pellerin, L., and Pruess, K., A design study for the isolation of the 281-3H retention basin at the Savannah River site using the viscous liquid barrier technology, LBL-38920, 1996.

Moridis, G., Yen, P., Persoff, P., Finsterle, S., Williams, P., Myer, L., and Pruess, K., A design study for a medium-scale field demonstration of the viscous barrier technology, LBNL-38-916, 1996.

Freifeld, B., Myer, L., Moridis, G., Cook, P., James, A., Pellerin, L., and Pruess, K., Lance water injection tests adjacent to the 281-3H retention basin at the Savannah River site, Aiken, South Carolina, LBNL-39028, 1996.

Nakagawa, S., Cook, N.G.W., Nihei, K.T., and Myer, L.R., Resonance characterization of anisotropy in rock, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 77, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1996.

Nihei, K.T., Hilbert, Jr., L.B., Cook, N.G.W., and Myer, L.R., Frictional effects on the compressibility of sandstone, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 77, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1996.

Freifeld, B., Myer, L., Cook, P., and Moridis, G.J., Field application of a modified lance injection truck for high resolution hydrologic characterization at the 281-3H basin, Savannah River site, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, Vol. 77, No. 46, Fall Meeting, 1996.

Parra, J., Myer, L., Nihei, K., Korneev, V., and Gorody, A., Guided seismic waves for reservoir characterization, Gas Tips, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 11-18, 1997.

Korneev, V., Nihei, K., Myer, L., and Fan, J., A method for determining the continuity of low velocity layers using guided waves, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union Vol. 78, Fall Meeting, 1997.

Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K.T., Myer, L.R., Suárez-Rivera, R., and Cook, N.G.W., Shear-induced conversion of seismic waves normally incident on a fracture, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union Vol. 78, Fall Meeting, 1997.

Yi, W., Nihei, K.T., Rector, J.W., Myer, L.R. and Cook, N.G.W., Frequency-dependent effective moduli for fractured rock, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union Vol. 78, Fall Meeting, 1997.

Kowalsky, M., Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K.T., Myer, L.R., Acoustic properties of poorly consolidated sediments during saturation, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union Vol. 78, Fall Meeting, 1997.

Moridis, G., Apps, J., Pruess, K., and Myer, L., EOSHYDR: A TOUGH2 module for CH₄-hydrate release and flow in the subsurface, LBNL-42386, 1998.

Korneev, V., Nihei, K., and Myer, L., Nonlinear interaction of plane elastic waves, LBNL-41914, 1998.

Nakagawa, S., Nihei, K.T., Hesler, G., and Myer, L.R., Stop-pass behavior of seismic waves in fractured rock, EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union Vol. 79, No. 45, Fall Meeting, 1998.