Research Article

Development of Embedded Element Technique for Permeability Analysis of Cracked Porous Media

Table 1

Correspondence between elastic and conductive problems.

ProblemElasticityHeat conductionSeepage

Corresponding parametersDisplacement Temperature Water head
Stress Heat flux Flow velocity
Strain Temperature gradient Hydraulic gradient
External force Heat source Water source
Elastic tensor Thermal conductivity tensor Hydraulic conductivity tensor

Physical equation

Equilibrium equation