@inproceedings{2a8719f546b14eeda71186c60eb24cdb,
title = "Numerical upscaling of the permeability of a randomly cracked porous medium",
abstract = "The equivalent permeability of a randomly cracked porous material is studied using a finite element program in which a four-nodes zero-thickness element is implemented for modelling the cracks. The numerical simulations are performed for geometries with different cracks densities and for different values of matrix permeability and crack conductivity, but the cracks length are taken equal to one. The method used for determination of the equivalent permeability resulted in a perfectly symmetric equivalent permeability tensor for each case. Based on the obtained results, a simple relation is presented for the equivalent permeability of a randomly cracked porous material as a function of the matrix permeability and the cracks density and conductivity. This relation is then generalized for the cracks of any length using a linear transformation.",
keywords = "Crack, Double porosity, Equivalent permeability, Porous material, Upscaling",
author = "S. Ghabezloo and A. Pouya",
year = "2008",
month = dec,
day = "1",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781622761760",
series = "12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008",
pages = "2536--2543",
booktitle = "12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008",
note = "12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008 ; Conference date: 01-10-2008 Through 06-10-2008",
}