Fractures and Fracture Networks (Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media) [Hardcover]

P.M. Adler (Author), J.-F. Thovert (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0792356470 | ISBN-13: 978-0792356479 | Publication Date: March 31, 1999 | Edition: 1st

This monograph on Fractures and Fracture Networks provides a systematic treatment of their geometrical and transport properties. Emphasis is put on the statistical analysis of complex three-dimensional structures and on the development of numerical tools to solve transport equations in real structures. The book is divided into four parts. Part one introduces an analysis of random objects and transport and mechanical properties. Part two covers the geometrical and topological properties of single fractures and fracture networks. The third part deals with transport processes in fractured media. The final part contains some recent developments on coupled processes: e.g. the impact of external stress and deposition/dissolution processes on fracture development. Audience: This volume is of interest to academics and professionals working in environmental and civil engineering and reservoir engineering, and those working on contaminant and radio-nuclide transport.

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`....However, it would be a useful book to have for an Environmental Geoscience or Geo-engineering degree programm, as a supplement to a more general course text. At the graduate level, and beyond, it would be valuable to have in the library for those involved in fracture and fluid-flow studies.....I would recommend the purchase.' John Spray, The Canadian Mineralogist, 38 (2000).

Product Details

• Hardcover: 444 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (March 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792356470
• ISBN-13: 978-0792356479
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,147,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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