From fluid flow to coupled processes in fractured rock: Recent advances and new frontiers
HS Viswanathan, J Ajo‐Franklin… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
great challenges in the Earth and Energy Sciences with far‐reaching economic and …
Fracture size and transmissivity correlations: Implications for transport simulations in sparse three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks following a truncated power …
We characterize how different fracture size‐transmissivity relationships influence flow and
transport simulations through sparse three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks. Although …
transport simulations through sparse three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks. Although …
Flow channeling in fracture networks: characterizing the effect of density on preferential flow path formation
JD Hyman - Water Resources Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Flow channelization is a commonly observed phenomenon in fractured subsurface media
where the flow of fluids is restricted primarily to highly transmissive fracture networks …
where the flow of fluids is restricted primarily to highly transmissive fracture networks …
Modeling of solute transport in a fracture-matrix system with a three-dimensional discrete fracture network
Understanding the fluid flow and solute transport mechanisms in fractured rocks is essential
for many geoengineering applications. In this study, the fluid flow and solute transport in a …
for many geoengineering applications. In this study, the fluid flow and solute transport in a …
Linking structural and transport properties in three‐dimensional fracture networks
We investigate large‐scale particle motion and solute breakthrough in sparse three‐
dimensional discrete fracture networks characterized by power law distributed fracture …
dimensional discrete fracture networks characterized by power law distributed fracture …
Scale‐bridging in three‐dimensional fracture networks: Characterizing the effects of variable fracture apertures on network‐scale flow channelization
We incorporate observations of real fracture aperture variability observed in laboratory
experiments into an ensemble of three‐dimensional discrete fracture network (DFN) …
experiments into an ensemble of three‐dimensional discrete fracture network (DFN) …
Effects of Dead‐End Fractures on Non‐Fickian Transport in Three‐Dimensional Discrete Fracture Networks
Understanding mechanistic causes of non‐Fickian transport in fractured media is important
for many hydrogeologic processes and subsurface applications. This study elucidates the …
for many hydrogeologic processes and subsurface applications. This study elucidates the …
Advective transport in discrete fracture networks with connected and disconnected textures representing internal aperture variability
Flow and transport in three‐dimensional discrete fracture networks with internal variability in
aperture and permeability are investigated using a numerical model. The analysis is …
aperture and permeability are investigated using a numerical model. The analysis is …
Upscaled discrete fracture matrix model (UDFM): an octree-refined continuum representation of fractured porous media
We develop a computational geometry-based upscaling approach to accurately capture the
dynamic processes occurring within and between subsurface fracture networks and the …
dynamic processes occurring within and between subsurface fracture networks and the …
[PDF][PDF] Multi-scale groundwater flow modeling during temperate climate conditions for the safety assessment of the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository site at …
S Joyce, L Hartley, D Applegate, J Hoek… - Hydrogeology …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Forsmark in Sweden has been proposed as the site of a geological repository for spent high-
level nuclear fuel, to be located at a depth of approximately 470 m in fractured crystalline …
level nuclear fuel, to be located at a depth of approximately 470 m in fractured crystalline …