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Fractures and Fracture Networks pp 163–222Cite as

Geometry of Fracture Networks

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This chapter is devoted to the geometrical properties of fracture networks, with the purpose of describing the relevant characteristics for predictions of their transport properties.

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Adler, P.M., Thovert, JF. (1999). Geometry of Fracture Networks. In: Fractures and Fracture Networks. Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1599-7_5

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