Quantitative predictions of natural and induced phenomena in fractured rock is one of the
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …

We present a discussion of the state-of-the-art on the use of discrete fracture networks
(DFNs) for modelling geometrical characteristics, geomechanical evolution and …

Deformation along faults in the shallow crust (< 1 km) introduces permeability heterogeneity
and anisotropy, which has an important impact on processes such as regional groundwater …

Among the current problems that hydrogeologists face, perhaps there is none as
challenging as the characterization of fractured rock (Faybishenko and Benson 2000). This …

Rocks with shear fractures or faults widely exist in nature such as oil/gas reservoirs, and hot
dry rocks, etc. In this work, the fractal scaling law for length distribution of fractures and the …

Understanding the role of connectivity for the characterization of heterogeneous porous
aquifers or reservoirs is a very active and new field of research. In that framework …

A fractal model that represents the geometric characteristics of rock fracture networks is
proposed to link the fractal characteristics with the equivalent permeability of the fracture …

Transition of fluid flow from the linear to the nonlinear regime has been confirmed in single
rock fractures when the Reynolds number (Re) exceeds some critical values, yet the …

While permeability scaling of fractured media has been so far studied independently at the
fracture‐and network‐scales, we propose a numerical analysis of the combined effect of …

Previous studies have computed and modeled fluid flow through fractured rock with the
parallel plate approach where the volumetric flow per unit width normal to the direction of …