A universal elliptical disc (UED) model to represent natural rock fractures

Since natural fractures are often non-equidimensional, the circular disc model still has great limitations. By contrast, the elliptical disc model is more applicable to representing natural fractures, especially for slender ones. This paper developed a universal elliptical disc (UED) model by incorp...

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Main Authors: Jun Zheng, Jichao Guo, Jiongchao Wang, Honglei Sun, Jianhui Deng, Qing Lv
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:International Journal of Mining Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095268621001427