Modelling of processes in fractured rock using FEM/FVM on multidimensional domains

Thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in fractured rock formations

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Investigating Contaminated Sites on Fractured Rock Using the DFN Approach

This presentation provides an overview of a major field focused program of studies aimed at improved investigation methods and understanding organic contaminant source zones and plumes in fractured porous sedimentary rock. This research began in 1997, when intensive field studies were initiated at a TCE contaminated site on steeply dipping and faulted sandstone in California. Now, with collabor...

Seismic Wave Propagation in Fractured Carbonate Rock

Laboratory experiments were performed on cubic samples of Austin Chalk to investigate the effect of fabric-induced anisotropy on the interpretation of fracture specific stiffness. The experimental results found that the fabric-induced layering complicates the interpretation of fracture specific stiffness. Seismic measurements from a sample with small layers (i.e., spacing and thickness) show th...

Modeling capillary barriers in unsaturated fractured rock

[1] This work presents a series of numerical modeling studies that investigate the hydrogeologic conditions required to form capillary barriers and the effect that capillary barriers have on fluid flow and tracer transport processes in the unsaturated fractured rock of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, a potential site for storing high-level radioactive waste. The modeling approach is based on a dual-con...

Characterizing Fractured Rock Aquifers Using Radar, Tracer and Hydraulic Data