The Parabolic Variational Inequalities for Variably Saturated Water Flow in Heterogeneous Fracture Networks

Fractures are ubiquitous in geological formations and have a substantial influence on water seepage flow in unsaturated fractured rocks. While the matrix permeability is small enough to be ignored during the partially saturated flow process, water seepage in heterogeneous fracture systems may occur...

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Main Authors: Zuyang Ye, Qinghui Jiang, Chi Yao, Yanzhang Liu, Aiping Cheng, Shibing Huang, Yaning Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi-Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9062569