Research Article

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

Table 1

Parameters of fractures and probability model.

Dip (°)Aperture (10−4 m)Mean trace length (m)Mean spacing (m)
Mean valuesVarianceProbability model

Case
 1800.10.0Normal2.00.005
 900.50.5Normal2.00.005
Case
 1800.10.0Normal0.20.010
 900.50.5Normal0.20.010