The Role of In Situ Stress in Organizing Flow Pathways in Natural Fracture Networks at the Percolation Threshold

Figure 10

Quantitative indices for evaluating flow magnitude and distribution in fracture networks under different stress condition after removing the new cracks: (a) effective permeability, (b) correlation dimension of flow rate, and (c) flow channeling density indicator.

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