A three-dimensional fracture network data set for a block of granite

dc.contributor.authorDowd, P.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, J.
dc.contributor.authorXu, C.
dc.contributor.authorFowell, R.
dc.contributor.authorMardia, K.
dc.contributor.departmentEC&MS Faculty Administration
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes a numerical data set comprising the three-dimensional fracture network of a 1 m3 block of Bodmin granite. The data set can be downloaded from the following web sites: www.elsevier.com/ijrmms, www.leeds.ac.uk/StochasticRockFractures and www.ecms.adelaide.edu.au/civeng/research/StochasticRockFractures. The purpose of this paper is to provide the scientific community with a true data set that can be used to validate models and simulations of fractured crystalline rock masses. The methodology for procuring additional data sets is also described.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityP.A. Dowd, J.A. Martin, C. Xu, R.J. Fowell and K.V. Mardia
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 2009; 46(5):811-818
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.02.001
dc.identifier.issn1365-1609
dc.identifier.orcidDowd, P. [0000-0002-6743-5119]
dc.identifier.orcidXu, C. [0000-0001-6662-3823]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/53801
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.02.001
dc.subjectFracture network
dc.subjectGranite
dc.titleA three-dimensional fracture network data set for a block of granite
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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