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 …

Hydraulic properties of natural fractures are essential parameters for the modeling of fluid
flow and transport in subsurface fractured porous media. The cubic law, based on the …

The mechanical sciences are old and venerable. But age does not protect from stupidity.
The Cremona-plan and the theorem of the parallelogram of forces in their seniority have …

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

This paper experimentally investigates the role of shear processes on the variation of critical
Reynolds number and nonlinear flow through rough‐walled rock fractures. A quantitative …

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

The results of three‐dimensional Navier‐Stokes (NS) and Stokes simulations and two‐
dimensional local cubic law (LCL) simulations of fluid flow through single rough‐walled …

We investigate the validity of applying the “local cubic law”(LCL) to flow in a fracture
bounded by impermeable rock surfaces. A two‐dimensional order‐of‐magnitude analysis of …

Both the beauty and interest of fractures and fracture networks are easy to grasp, since they
are abundant in nature. An example is the road from Digne to Nice in the south of France …

Abstract The classical Local Cubic Law (LCL) generally overestimates flow through real
fractures. We thus developed and tested a modified LCL (MLCL) which takes into account …