Observations of a potential size-effect in experimental determination of the hydraulic properties of fractures

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In several recent investigations, experimental studies on the effect of normal stress on the hydraulic conductivity of a single fracture were made on three rock specimens ranging in cross-sectional area from 0.02 m/sup 2/ to over 1.0 m/sup 2/. At the maximum stress levels that could be attained (10 to 20 MPa), minimum values of the fracture hydraulic conductivity were not the same for each rock specimen. These minimum values increased with specimen size, indicating that the determination of fracture conductivity may be significantly influenced by a size effect. The implications of these results are important. Cores collected in the … continued below

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Witherspoon, P.A.; Amick, C.H.; Gale, J.E. & Iwai, K. May 1, 1979.

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In several recent investigations, experimental studies on the effect of normal stress on the hydraulic conductivity of a single fracture were made on three rock specimens ranging in cross-sectional area from 0.02 m/sup 2/ to over 1.0 m/sup 2/. At the maximum stress levels that could be attained (10 to 20 MPa), minimum values of the fracture hydraulic conductivity were not the same for each rock specimen. These minimum values increased with specimen size, indicating that the determination of fracture conductivity may be significantly influenced by a size effect. The implications of these results are important. Cores collected in the field are normally not larger than 0.15 m in diameter. However, the results of this work suggest that when this size core is used for laboratory investigations, the results may be nonconservative in that fracture permeabilities will be significantly lower than will be found in the field. 6 figures.

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Witherspoon, P.A.; Amick, C.H.; Gale, J.E. & Iwai, K. Observations of a potential size-effect in experimental determination of the hydraulic properties of fractures, report, May 1, 1979; Berkeley, California. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1107206/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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