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Metal Mine ›› 2014, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (04): 49-52.

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The “Small-world” Characteristics of Rock Fracture Networks

Li Zequan,Bai Yuqi,Zhang Ruixin,Wen Xiaoke,Ba Quanguang,Hao   

  1. YichunSchool of Resource and Safety Engineering,China University of Mining and Technology(Beijing),Beijing 100083,China
  • Online:2014-04-15 Published:2014-09-05

Abstract: The distribution law of fracture in rock mass is the key to study rock permeability and engineering stability.Rock fractures of staggered distribution which exist in nature can be looked as a kind of network.Based on this view,the fracture networks are analyzed by using complex network theory with relevant parameters.The results showed that rock fracture networks owned low average shortest path-length and high clustering coefficient.In other words,rock fracture networks appear the properties of “small-world”.The results have an auxiliary effect on analyzing rock permeability and magma displacement law.

Key words: Rock fracture, Small-world network, Clustering coefficient, Average shortest path-length