Rapidly growing topic, the discrete fracture network engineering (DFNE), has already
attracted many talents from diverse disciplines in academia and industry around the world to …

In a low permeability formation, connectivity of natural and induced fractures determines
overall hydraulic diffusivity in fluid flow through this formation and defines effective rock …

Natural fractures usually form T-type intersections, but the impacts of T-type intersections on
the connectivity and flow results (such as permeability and fluid production) in complex …

This paper introduces a comprehensive C++ software package, HatchFrac, for stochastic
modeling of fracture networks in two and three dimensions. The inverse cumulative …

Abstract Analysis of the connectivity of a fracture network is an important component of the
design, assessment and development of fracture-based reservoirs in geothermal, petroleum …

Connectivity evaluation of fracture networks is important in the design, assessment, and
development of reservoirs in various engineering applications involving geothermal …

Applications of Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) modeling are becoming increasingly
prevalent in engineering analyses involving fractured rock masses. For example, kinematic …

Since the impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir at 175 m, the water level has
periodically fluctuated, causing the strength of the bank slope to decrease and gradually …

The configuration of fractures in a geothermal reservoir is central to the performance of the
system. The interconnected fractures control the heat and mass transport in the reservoir …

Hydraulic parameters of rock mass are the most effective factors that affect rock mass
behavioral and mechanical analysis. Aforementioned parameters include intensity and …