Statistical distribution of natural fractures and the possible physical generating mechanism |
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Authors: | F. K. Boadu L. T. Long |
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Affiliation: | (1) School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 30332 Atlanta, GA, USA |
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Abstract: | We have fitted field measurements of fracture spacings (from the vicinity of Lake Strom Thurmond, Georgia, U.S.A.) to the Weibull, Schuhmann and fractal distributions. The fracture spacings follow a fractal and Weibull distribution which implies that they were formed as a result of a repetitive fragmentation process. The limited variation of the fracture density with orientation in the study area suggests that the stress distribution generating these fractures may be uniform. |
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Keywords: | Fractal Weibull distribution fracturing stress distribution |
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