Significant progress has been achieved on radionuclide transport in fractured rocks due to
worldwide urgent needs for geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) …

The accurate measurement of characteristic parameters of fracture structures and fluid flow
is an essential prerequisite for understanding the seepage mechanism of complex fracture …

Highlights Stochastic structural planes are generated by considering parameter correlations.
The probability distributions of the inclination and the dip angle of stochastic structural …

The evaluation of fluid flow through fractured media is essential for many applications. In
hard rocks, fluid flow depends on fracture aperture and connectivity, as fractures are the …

The fracture characterization using a geostatistical tool with conditioning data is a
computationally efficient tool for subsurface flow and transport applications. The main …

1.1 Background As a result of ongoing urban expansion worldwide, fractured rock is
increasingly being claimed as an accessible space for construction, particularly for …

A fracture network model provides a wealth of information concerning the characteristics of a
rock mass, including fracture intensity, block size, and connectivity. This paper identifies …

The Rock Engineering System (RES) approach provides a framework for geotechnical
engineering design, and has been used successfully to support a wide range of rock …

Discrete fracture networks allow for real structural features to be represented when
considering a specific volume of rock. Through the construction of valid fracture network …

ABSTRACT Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) models can represent discontinuities at a
determined scale within a rock mass. A constrained DFN is inherently a more accurate …