The flow of a single-phase fluid through a rough-walled rock fracture is discussed within the
context of fluid mechanics. The derivation of the 'cubic law'is given as the solution to the …

Among the current problems that hydrogeologists face, perhaps there is none as
challenging as the characterization of fractured rock (Faybishenko and Benson 2000). This …

This third edition offers a comprehensive overview of the latest theories on flow, transport,
and heat-exchange processes in porous media. It also details sophisticated porous media …

A complete treatment of the theory and practice of groundwater engineering, The Handbook
of Groundwater Engineering, Second Edition provides a current and detailed review of how …

The mechanical and hydraulic properties of many rock masses are affected significantly by
the additional mechanical compliance and fluid conductivity that result from joints, fractures …

Fracture specific stiffness and fluid flow through a single fracture under normal stress are
implicitly related through the geometry of the void space and contact area that comprise the …

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 …

The quantification of surface roughness for the purpose of linking its effect to mechanical
and hydrodynamic behavior has taken many different forms. In this paper, we present a …

A simple mathematical model of rough‐walled fractures in rock is described which requires
the specification of only three main parameters: the fractal dimension, the rms roughness at …

While permeability scaling of fractured media has been so far studied independently at the
fracture‐and network‐scales, we propose a numerical analysis of the combined effect of …