Preface for "Discrete fracture networks in geo-hydrology: advancements and practical applications"
Abstract
Any approach conceived for the analysis of fluid flow and transport in fractured rocks should encompass the distinctive features of such media: multiple porosity interactions, heterogeneous connectivity, geologic structure, anisotropy, and scale dependence. Three-dimensional Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) models are now accepted as a useful tool for such an analysis. DFNs are generated by assembling a connected network of discrete objects representing fractures, faults, karstic features, brecciated zones, and bedding planes. The potential advantage of the DFN models is in the ability to directly represent the detailed three-dimensional geological and spatial structures of conductive and flow barrier features.
- Publication:
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Engineering Geology
- Pub Date:
- April 2024
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107427
- Bibcode:
- 2024EngGe.33207427D