Abstract
This work develops the theory of measuring fracture frequency with curved scanlines, as a direct development of work done by others on straight scanlines. Various possible shapes for curved scanlines range between triangular and rectangular, with circular as a reasonable preliminary selection. The discrepancy among different selections decreases with increasing roughness amplitude of the scanline. Analytic solutions for average fracture frequency are given for circular scanlines through single and multiple fracture sets. Results for single fracture sets are plotted. The analytic solution for the general situation of any shape scanline through multiple fracture sets is given. Analytic solutions are given and plotted for circular scanlines through a fracture fabric ellipsoid. A circular scanline spanning 180 degrees yields a global fracture frequency of statistical significance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 629-651 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Mathematical Geology |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1997 |
Keywords
- Fracture
- Interval
- Scan line
- Statistics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
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