This mini review provides an overview of the recent developments in the pore structure
characterization of tight gas sandstones, permeability measurement techniques, and …

Difficulties encountered in describing fracture flow using classical fluid flow equations has
led to extensive studies of the roughness effect on fracture flow over the past 70 years …

Rocks with shear fractures or faults widely exist in nature such as oil/gas reservoirs, and hot
dry rocks, etc. In this work, the fractal scaling law for length distribution of fractures and the …

A fractal model that represents the geometric characteristics of rock fracture networks is
proposed to link the fractal characteristics with the equivalent permeability of the fracture …

In situ capture of crack network evolution is extremely difficult but necessary in fundamental
research on mining mechanics and coalbed methane extraction. Systematic field monitoring …

Fracture network and fractured porous media as well as their transport properties have
received great attentions in many fields from engineering application and basic theoretical …

The natural fracture system exerts a significant influence on the physical and mechanical
properties of rock masses. The heat transfer in fractured rock masses is much more …

The permeability evolution of fractal-based two-dimensional discrete fracture networks
(DFNs) during shearing under constant normal stiffness (CNS) boundary conditions is …

The revelation of the mechanical behaviors of rock in complex stress conditions is of vital
importance for the safe exploitation of underground resources. In this paper, the ramp …

Fracture networks play a more significant role in conducting fluid flow and solute transport in
fractured rock masses, comparing with that of the rock matrix. Accurate estimation of the …