Rock fractures and fluid flow :
Rock fractures and fluid flow : contemporary understanding and applications /
Committee on Fracture Characterization and Fluid Flow ; U.S. National Committee for Rock Mechanics ; Geotechnical Board ; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems ; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1996.
- 1 online resource (xvi, 551 pages) : illustrations, maps, charts
"National Research Council"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow: Practical Problems -- Physical Characteristics of Fractures and Fracture Patterns -- Physical Properties and Fundamental Processes in Fractures -- Fracture Detection Methods -- Hydraulic and Tracer Testing of Fractured Rocks -- Field-Scale Flow and Transport Models -- Induced Changes to Fracture Systems -- Case Histories -- Technical Summary.
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Scientific understanding of fluid flow in rock fractures--a process underlying contemporary earth science problems from the search for petroleum to the controversy over nuclear waste storage--has grown significantly in the past 20 years. This volume presents a comprehensive report on the state of the field, with an interdisciplinary viewpoint, case studies of fracture sites, illustrations, conclusions, and research recommendations. The book addresses these questions: How can fractures that are significant hydraulic conductors be identified, located, and characterized? How do flow and transport occur in fracture systems? How can changes in fracture systems be predicted and controlled? Among other topics, the committee provides a geomechanical understanding of fracture formation, reviews methods for detecting subsurface fractures, and looks at the use of hydraulic and tracer tests to investigate fluid flow. The volume examines the state of conceptual and mathematical modeling, and it provides a useful framework for understanding the complexity of fracture changes that occur during fluid pumping and other engineering practices. With a practical and multidisciplinary outlook, this volume will be welcomed by geologists, petroleum geologists, geoengineers, geophysicists, hydrologists, researchers, educators and students in these fields, and public officials involved in geological projects.
Electronic reproduction.
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HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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0585024049 9780585024042
Rocks--Fracture.
Rock mechanics.
Fluid dynamics.
Hydrogeology.
Roches--Fracturation.
Roches, M�ecanique des.
Fluides, Dynamique des.
Hydrog�eologie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Civil--Soil & Rock.
Fluid dynamics.
Hydrogeology.
Rock mechanics.
Rocks--Fracture.
Electronic books.
TA706 / .R525 1996eb
624.1/5132
TA706.R525 / 1996
"National Research Council"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rock Fractures and Fluid Flow: Practical Problems -- Physical Characteristics of Fractures and Fracture Patterns -- Physical Properties and Fundamental Processes in Fractures -- Fracture Detection Methods -- Hydraulic and Tracer Testing of Fractured Rocks -- Field-Scale Flow and Transport Models -- Induced Changes to Fracture Systems -- Case Histories -- Technical Summary.
Use copy
Scientific understanding of fluid flow in rock fractures--a process underlying contemporary earth science problems from the search for petroleum to the controversy over nuclear waste storage--has grown significantly in the past 20 years. This volume presents a comprehensive report on the state of the field, with an interdisciplinary viewpoint, case studies of fracture sites, illustrations, conclusions, and research recommendations. The book addresses these questions: How can fractures that are significant hydraulic conductors be identified, located, and characterized? How do flow and transport occur in fracture systems? How can changes in fracture systems be predicted and controlled? Among other topics, the committee provides a geomechanical understanding of fracture formation, reviews methods for detecting subsurface fractures, and looks at the use of hydraulic and tracer tests to investigate fluid flow. The volume examines the state of conceptual and mathematical modeling, and it provides a useful framework for understanding the complexity of fracture changes that occur during fluid pumping and other engineering practices. With a practical and multidisciplinary outlook, this volume will be welcomed by geologists, petroleum geologists, geoengineers, geophysicists, hydrologists, researchers, educators and students in these fields, and public officials involved in geological projects.
Electronic reproduction.
[S.l.] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
0585024049 9780585024042
Rocks--Fracture.
Rock mechanics.
Fluid dynamics.
Hydrogeology.
Roches--Fracturation.
Roches, M�ecanique des.
Fluides, Dynamique des.
Hydrog�eologie.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Civil--Soil & Rock.
Fluid dynamics.
Hydrogeology.
Rock mechanics.
Rocks--Fracture.
Electronic books.
TA706 / .R525 1996eb
624.1/5132
TA706.R525 / 1996
