Impact of stress on solute transport in a fracture network: A comparison study

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 110-123

  Zhao, Zhihong ^a   Rutqvist, Jonny ^b   Leung, Colin ^c   Hokr, Milan ^d   Liu, Quansheng ^e,f   Neretnieks, Ivars ^a   Hoch, Andrew ^g   Havlíček, Jiří ^d   Wang, Yuan ^b,h   Wang, Zhen ^b,i   Wu, Yuexiu ^f   Zimmerman, Robert ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LIBEREC   (Czech Republic)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^f WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^h HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

ⁱ TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Discrete element method; Dual porosity model; Equivalent continuum; Fractured rocks; Particle tracking method; Solute transport

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE APERTURE; FRACTURE FLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; ROCK MECHANICS; SAFETY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STRESS FIELD; STRESS MEASUREMENT; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84876799408     PISSN: 16747755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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