Fractography: Fracture Topography as a tool in fracture mechanics and stress analysis
Product code: SP092
Print publication date: 16/07/1995
Geological Society of London, GSL Special Publications, Earth Structure Processes and Tectonics
Binding: Hardback
ISBN: 9781897799321
Author/Edited by: Edited by M. S. Ameen
Weight: 0.65kg
Number of pages: 240
Lyell Collection URL: https://www.lyellcollection.org/toc/sp/92/1
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Special Publication 92
** Limited print copies available **
This volume introduces the principles and procedures involved in the description and analysis of fracture surface topographies. It contains a wide range of case studies from core and field samples, as well as from experimentally produced fractures, which illustrate the application of fractography to fracture studies.
Fractography is a powerful tool that has been largely neglected by those who deal with fracture characterization. A greater understanding of the subject is essential to the development of oil and gas fields, particularly deep and marginal fields. In addition, incorporating fractographic data into models of rock masses, such as the permeability of hydrocarbon reservoirs and the stability of tunnels or underground nuclear waste repositories, will undoubtedly enhance their feasibility.
The book also presents new methods of quantitative measurement of fracture topography, and outlines areas needing further research and development.
The volume will be of interest to a broad range of researchers and professionals in fracture mechanics, as well as structural, engineering and petroleum geology, material sciences and mining engineering.
AMEEN, M. S. Introduction
Part 1: Fractographic studies
Methods of observation, data collection and processing/quantitative fractography
AYDAN, O. & SHIMIZU, Y. Surface morphology characteristics of rock discontinuities with particular reference to their genesis
JESSELL, M. W., Cox, S. J. D., SCHWARZE, P. & POWER, W. L. The anisotropy of surface roughness measured using a digital photogrammetric technique
Application of fractography to fracture analysis from core
BANKWITZ, P. & BANKWITZ, E. Fractographic features on joints of KTB drill cores (Bavaria, Germany)
Fractography applied to the analysis of experimentally produced fractures in rocks and non-rocks
KULANDER, B. R. & DEAN, S. L. Observations on fractography with laboratory experiments for geologists
BUTENUTH, C. & DE FREITAS, M. H. The character of rock surfaces formed in Mode I Fractography applied to fracture analysis in field studies aimed at understanding regional tectonics
AMEEN, M. S. Fractography and fracture characterization in the Permo-Triassic sandstones and the Lower Palaeozoic Basement, West Cumbria, UK
AMEEN, M. S. Fracture characterization in the Chalk and the evolution of the Thanet monocline, Kent, southern England
ROBERTS, J. C. Fracture surface markings in Liassic limestone at Lavernock Point, South Wales
Part 2: Non-fractographic studies
Miscellaneous studies of fractures
COSGROVE, J. W. The expression of hydraulic fracturing in rocks and sediments
GOODWlN, A. M. Spatial change in joint geometry in the Chalk of eastern England
GROSS, M. R., FISCHER, M. P., ENGELDER, T. & GREENFIELD, R. J. Factors controlling joint spacing in interbedded sedimentary rocks: integrating numerical models with field observations from the Monterey Formation, USA
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