Fractal Analysis of Permeability of Unsaturated Fractured Rocks
Joint Authors
Jiang, Guoping
Shi, Wei
Huang, Lili
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
A physical conceptual model for water retention in fractured rocks is derived while taking into account the effect of pore size distribution and tortuosity of capillaries.
The formula of calculating relative hydraulic conductivity of fractured rock is given based on fractal theory.
It is an issue to choose an appropriate capillary pressure-saturation curve in the research of unsaturated fractured mass.
The geometric pattern of the fracture bulk is described based on the fractal distribution of tortuosity.
The resulting water content expression is then used to estimate the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of the fractured medium based on the well-known model of Burdine.
It is found that for large enough ranges of fracture apertures the new constitutive model converges to the empirical Brooks-Corey model.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jiang, Guoping& Shi, Wei& Huang, Lili. 2013. Fractal Analysis of Permeability of Unsaturated Fractured Rocks. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jiang, Guoping…[et al.]. Fractal Analysis of Permeability of Unsaturated Fractured Rocks. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jiang, Guoping& Shi, Wei& Huang, Lili. Fractal Analysis of Permeability of Unsaturated Fractured Rocks. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032982
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032982