This paper reviews the cracking-altered transport properties and durability performance of
structural concretes. To this purpose, this paper addresses firstly the mass exchange and …

Rock fractures are crucial conduits for fluid flow in fractured rock masses. Three-dimensional
(3D) discrete fracture network (DFN) modeling approach, which can explicitly characterize …

Over the past two decades percolation theory has been used to explain and model a wide
variety of phenomena that are of industrial and scientific importance. Examples include …

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 …

Recent advances in cellular materials for active thermal management applications involve
the integral design of their porous structure. In this work, open-cell aluminum foams with …

Many fractures are present in the crust and dominate fluid flow and mass transport. This
study proposes a fractal model of permeability for fractured rock masses that includes fractal …

In the present paper, a numerical model is developed based on a combination of the
extended finite element method and an equivalent continuum model to simulate the two …

The complex fracture network in unconventional oil and gas reservoirs is the main channel
for the fluid flow, and effective prediction of fracture network permeability is the basis for …

Accurate characterization of the rough fracture network in real rocks is an essential
prerequisite for precise estimation of fracture network permeability. The characterization of a …

Low-permeability oil and gas reservoirs have become one of the focuses of exploration and
development worldwide, and waterflooding is a cost-effective method that has been utilized …