Effects of measurement range on estimation of trace length of discontinuities

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2049-2056

  Li, Xiaozhao ^a   Zhou, Yangyi ^a   Wang, Zhitao ^a   Zhang, Yangsong ^b   Guo, Liang ^a   Wang, Yizhuang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Discontinuities; Measurement range; Rock mechanics; Trace length estimation bias

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION FORMULA; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DISCONTINUITIES; EDGE EFFECT; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MEASUREMENT RANGE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION METHODS; SAMPLING WINDOWS; SUITABILITY ANALYSIS; TRACE LENGTH;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCK MECHANICS; TRACE ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 80355146685     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. BAECHER G B. Progressively censored sampling of rock joint traces[J]. Mathematical Geology, 1980, 12(1): 33-40.
2. PAHL P J. Estimating the mean length of discontinuity traces[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, 1981, 18(2): 221-228.
3. ROHRBAUGH M B J, DUNNE W M, MAULDON M. Estimating fracture trace intensity, density and mean length using circular scan lines and windows[J]. AAPG Bulletin, 2002, 86(12): 2089-2104.
4. CRUDEN D M. Describing the size of discontinuities[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, 1977, 14(2): 133-137.
5. PRIEST S D, HUDSON J A. Estimation of discontinuity spacing and trace length using scanline surveys[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, 1981, 18(2): 183-197.
6. LASLETT G M. Censoring and edge effects in areal and line transect sampling of rock joint traces[J]. Mathematical Geology, 1982, 14(2): 125-140.
7. SONG J J, LEE C I. Estimation of joint length distribution using window sampling[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2001, 38(4): 519-528.
8. JIMENEZ-RODRIGUEZ R, SITAR N. Inference of discontinuity trace length distributions using statistical graphical models[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2006, 43(6): 877-893.
9. ÖZKAYA S I. Fracture Length estimation from borehole image logs[J]. Mathematical Geology, 2003, 35(6): 737-753.
10. MAULDON M. Estimating mean fracture trace length and density from observations in convex windows[J]. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1998, 31(4): 201-216.
11. KULATILAKE P H S W, WU T H. Estimation of mean trace length of discontinuities[J]. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1984, 17(4): 215-232.
12. ZHANG L, EINSTEIN H H. Estimating the mean trace length of rock discontinuities[J]. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 1998, 31(4): 217-235.
13. CHEN Jianping, WU Yuan, SHANG Xiaochun. A discussion on the method for estimation of mean trace length in sampling windows[J]. Journal of Engineering Geology, 2001, 9(3): 302-307.(in Chinese)
14. LYMAN G J. Rock fracture mean trace length estimation and confidence interval calculation using maximum likelihood methods[J]. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2003, 40(6): 825-832.
15. HUANG Guoming, HUANG Runqiu. Estimation of connectivity of discontinuities by window method[J]. Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, 1998, (6): 27-30.(in Chinese)
16. FAN Liuming, HUANG Runqiu. New method for estimating trace length of discontinuities and its engineering application[J]. Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering, 2004, 23(1): 53-57.(in Chinese)
17. TONON F, CHEN S. On the existence, uniqueness and correctness of the fracture diameter distribution given the fracture trace length distribution[J]. Math Geosci, 2010, 42(4): 401-412.