1992 Volume 36 Pages 417-422
A stochastic modeling technique has been developed to investigate mass transport in a network of discrete fractures. In order to characterize rock mass geometry for modeling, fracture lengths and spacings were measured on the planar rock face at the site. Fracture lengths and spacing values follow negative exponential distributions. A network is generated using probability density function. The mass transport was calculated using the Monte Carlo simulation procedure. Results shows that mass dispersion have complex patterns. These patterns arise from the limited number of fractures for mass to migrate the through the fracture network.
