We analyze measurements, conceptual pictures, and mathematical models of flow and
transport phenomena in fractured rock systems. Fractures and fracture networks are key …

Scaling in fracture systems has become an active field of research in the last 25 years
motivated by practical applications in hazardous waste disposal, hydrocarbon reservoir …

In the attempt to reduce the CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere and therefore the
dependence on fossil fuels, geothermal energy has started to receive increased scientific …

The results of experiments using radial and unidirectional flow in a carefully described
single rough aperture are reported and compared with numerical predictions. Aperture …

A variety of line sample (1-D) and map (2-D) datasets of faults and joints has been used to
investigate the spatial distributions of fractures and to test techniques of fractal analysis. The …

This paper sets out the current “state-of-play” for probabilistic slope analysis as seen by the
authors. In many aspects it does present a state of the art but advances are so rapid in this …

Joint spacing distribution laws remain a controversial subject in the literature. In order to
understand joint spacing, analogue and numerical modelling techniques were used. In the …

Connectivity aspects of fracture networks are analyzed in terms of percolation theory. These
aspects are of fundamental importance in characterization, exploitation, and management of …

Local tensile stress normal to a joint is reduced in the vicinity of the joint because such
stresses are not transmitted across free surfaces. This stress reduction prevents the …

Probabilistic analysis has been used as an effective tool to evaluate uncertainty so prevalent
in variables governing rock slope stability. In this study a probabilistic analysis procedure …