Published 1990 | Version v1
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A stratified percolation model for saturated and unsaturated flow through natural fractures

  • 1. Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN (USA). Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
  • 2. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA). Earth Sciences Div.

Description

This paper discusses the geometry of the asperities of contact between the two surfaces of a fracture and of the adjacent void spaces that determines fluid flow through a fracture and the mechanical deformation across a fracture. The authors have developed a stratified continuum percolation model to describe this geometry based on a fractal construction that includes scale in variance and correlation of void apertures. Relative permeability curves are shown

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
American Nuclear Society.
Imprint Place
La Grange Park, IL (USA)
ISBN
0-87262-751-9
Imprint Title
High level radioactive waste management
Imprint Pagination
1456 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 551-558.

Conference

Title
1. international topical meeting on high-level radioactive waste management.
Dates
8-12 Apr 1990.
Place
Las Vegas, NV (USA).

Optional Information

Secondary number(s)
CONF-900406--.