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Fractal characteristics of rock discontinuities
Abstract The discontinuities in a rock mass usually control its overall behavior. Rock mass deformability, stability of underground excavations, and flow of fluid depend significantly on the intensity, the degree of interconnection, and the characteristics of the fracture network present. We apply the theory of fractal geometry to describe the rock fracture network. Three parameters characterize the discontinuities visible in the exposed face of the investigated rock mass. The first parameter measures the complexity of the network formed by the individual traces of the discontinuities. The intensity and the interconnectivity of the discontinuities are characterized by the fracture density and the block density respectively. We use data from four faces of a copper mine in Arizona. All three parameters show fractal characteristics over the range investigated with coefficients of determination better than 0.99. The fractal structure of these parameters suggests that the rock fracturing process may be a scale-independent phenomenon.
Fractal characteristics of rock discontinuities
Abstract The discontinuities in a rock mass usually control its overall behavior. Rock mass deformability, stability of underground excavations, and flow of fluid depend significantly on the intensity, the degree of interconnection, and the characteristics of the fracture network present. We apply the theory of fractal geometry to describe the rock fracture network. Three parameters characterize the discontinuities visible in the exposed face of the investigated rock mass. The first parameter measures the complexity of the network formed by the individual traces of the discontinuities. The intensity and the interconnectivity of the discontinuities are characterized by the fracture density and the block density respectively. We use data from four faces of a copper mine in Arizona. All three parameters show fractal characteristics over the range investigated with coefficients of determination better than 0.99. The fractal structure of these parameters suggests that the rock fracturing process may be a scale-independent phenomenon.
Fractal characteristics of rock discontinuities
Ghosh, Amitava (author) / Daemen, Jaak J.K. (author)
Engineering Geology ; 34 ; 1-9
1993-02-18
9 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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