Extraction of geothermal energy, oil and gas, and coalbed methane (CBM) are all
constrained by the rock's permeability. To stimulate the production, hydraulic fracturing has …

The stability of deep-buried hard rock roadways requires urgent improvement when the
surrounding rock contains numerous cracks. In this study, a quantitative method using two …

Understanding the impact of fracture networks on rock mass properties is an essential part of
a wide range of applications in geosciences from understanding permeability of …

The impoundment of the Rudbar dam raised underground water level. On the right bank, the
elevation of the water table is monitored in exploratory boreholes. The water table has …

With the increasing mining depth of deep mineral resources, the influence of high
temperature on the fracture failure of surrounding rock with fissures becomes increasingly …

In view of the irregular trace distribution of rock discontinuities, rock mass appears as both a
statistical distribution and a texture distribution in the spatial image. This paper proposes a …

This study presents experimental results from assessing fault orientation using triangulation
and a combinatorial algorithm. We constructed two geological surfaces with vertical and …

In-situ leaching could be one of the promising mining methods to extract the minerals from
deep fractured rock mass. Constrained by the low permeability at depth, however, the …

Trace intensity is defined as mean total trace length of discontinuities per unit area, which is
an important geometric parameter to describe fracture networks. The probability of each …

Cracks play an important role in evaluating the strength and failure behavior of engineering
rock mass. In order to increase the understanding of strength and failure mechanism of …