Rivier, N.

A geometrical approach to percolation through random fractured rocks - 157-162pp. Illustration

Abstract
The permeability of rocks fractured by random, planar cracks, is expressed as a classical bond percolation problem on a random lattice, by Voronoi partition of space. The percolation threshold is determined as a function of the statistical characteristics of the cracks, or of their traces on an arbitrary face of the rock, by using an empirical quasi-invariant of percolation theory.


Geometrical approach - Percolation - Fractured rock
Rock mechanics
Percolation theory