Isakov, E, Glover, P and Ogilvie, S (2001) Use of synthetic fractures in the analysis of natural fracture apertures. In: 8th European Congress for Stereology and Image Analysis, 8th ECS & IA. 8th ECS and Image Analysis, 04-07 Sep 2001, Bordeaux, France. , pp. 366-371.
Abstract
Numerically synthesized models of rough fractures in rocks are promising alternatives to the expensive profilometry process in different applications. The authors present a new powerful and flexible method targeted for the generation of high-quality synthetic fracture models. This method has been implemented in SynFracTM software, developed by authors. Statistical analysis of suites of synthetic fractures has been performed. As result of the analysis, the dependence of the mean fracture aperture on the main parameters of bounding surfaces has been obtained. This technique and the developed software are not restricted to use with rock surfaces, but can be applied for imaging and modelling of any rough surfaces in any material.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Applied Geosciences (IAG) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 05 May 2016 11:11 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:31 |
Status: | Published |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:86765 |