Electrical Analogy of Hydraulic Flow Through Rock Fractures
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by ASTM International in Geotechnical Testing Journal
- Vol. 6 (1) , 3-9
- https://doi.org/10.1520/gtj10817j
Abstract
Electrical analogy is used to study the influence of contact areas on the hydraulic flow through rock fractures. The investigation has shown that in the case of radial flow the location of contact zones, as well as the total contact area, influences the flow rate. It is also demonstrated that when injection tests are conducted in boreholes, where the fracture close to the borehole is partially plugged by loose particles or other debris, the flow rate may be substantially underestimated.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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