Research Article
Effective Elastic and Hydraulic Properties of Fractured Rock Masses with High Contrast of Permeability: Numerical Calculation by an Embedded Fracture Continuum Approach
Figure 3
Inclined fracture cell with its local coordinate system is characterized by an inclination angle with respect to the global reference Oxyz (case 2D plane strain model with t′ = e1) (a); the fracture cell considered in the hydraulic problem (b).