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Onoe, Hironori; Ishibashi, Masayuki*; Ozaki, Yusuke; Iwatsuki, Teruki
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 144, p.104737_1 - 104737_14, 2021/08
Times Cited Count：4 Percentile：34.69(Engineering, Geological)In this study, we investigated the methodology of modeling for fractured granite around the drift at a depth of 500 m in the Mizunami Underground Laboratory, Japan as a case study. As a result, we developed the fracture modeling method to estimate not only geological parameters of fractures but also hydraulic parameters based on the reproducibility of trace length distribution of fractures. By applying this modeling method, it was possible to construct a Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) model that can accurately reproduce the statistical characteristics of fractures.
Murakami, Hiroaki; Ashizawa, Masaomi*; Tanaka, Kazuhiro*
Oyo Chishitsu, 59(1), p.2 - 12, 2018/04
This study describes the features of fractures and their fillings along with the long-term behavior of their hydrogeological structures in an underground environment based on the results of a geological investigation conducted at an underground facility in northern Kyushu. Fractures were classified into five groups on the basis of fracture orientation: A, B, C, D, and low-angle groups. The genesis of all fractures is the cooling process of granodiorite pluton. Almost all of the water-conducting fractures are included in the B group. Because a number of fracture fillings in the B group are filled by prehnite and crushed fragments of epidote and quartz, the fractures in this group alternated sealing and re-opening. The fracture characteristics in the B group are follow as: accompanying many alteration halos, long trace length, and cutting off other fractures. These results indicate that fractures in the B group have possibly functioned as pathways for groundwater flow in the long term.
Hayano, Akira; Ishii, Eiichi
Shigen, Sozai Koenshu (Internet), 5(1), 9 Pages, 2018/03
no abstracts in English
Hayano, Akira; Itakura, Kenichi*
Journal of MMIJ, 133(4), p.76 - 86, 2017/04
no abstracts in English
Aoyagi, Kazuhei; Ishii, Eiichi; Nakayama, Masashi; Fujita, Tomoo
Nihon Zairyo Gakkai Dai-65-Ki Tsujo Sokai, Gakujutsu Koenkai Rombunshu (USB Flash Drive), p.19 - 20, 2016/05
no abstracts in English
Tsuruta, Tadahiko; Sasao, Eiji
Oyo Chishitsu, 56(6), p.298 - 307, 2016/02
Japan Atomic Agency (JAEA) are performing Mizunami Underground Research Laboratory project (MIU project), which is a broad scientific study of the deep geological environment as a basis of research and development for geological disposal of nuclear wastes. Geological investigations, reflection seismic surveys, borehole drilling, etc., are carried out to understand the distribution and properties of important geological structures (permeable fractures, faults, etc). This report summarizes specifications and data characteristic of geological mapping on the shafts and gallery wall, and describes contributions to developments of geological model based on the results of geological mapping.
Saegusa, Hiromitsu; Onoe, Hironori; Ishibashi, Masayuki; Tanaka, Tatsuya*; Abumi, Kensho*; Hashimoto, Shuji*; Bruines, P.*
JAEA-Research 2015-011, 59 Pages, 2015/10
JAEA-Research-2015-011.pdf:49.44MB
It is important to evaluate groundwater flow characteristics on several spatial scales for assessment of long-term safety on geological disposal of high-level radioactive wastes. An estimation of hydraulic heterogeneity caused by fracture network is significant for evaluation of the groundwater flow characteristics in the region of tens of meters square. Heterogeneity of equivalent hydraulic properties is needed to estimate for evaluation of the groundwater flow characteristics in the region of several km square. In order to develop the methodology for multi-scale hydrogeological modeling taking into account the hydraulic heterogeneity, spatial distribution of fractures and their hydraulic properties have been modeled using discrete fracture network (DFN) model. Then, hydrogeological continuum model taking into account the hydraulic heterogeneity has been estimated based on the DFN model. Through this study, the methodology for multi-scale hydrogeological modeling according to type of investigation data has been proposed.
Koike, Katsuaki*; Kubo, Taiki*; Liu, C.*; Masoud, A.*; Amano, Kenji; Kurihara, Arata*; Matsuoka, Toshiyuki; Lanyon, B.*
Tectonophysics, 660, p.1 - 16, 2015/10
Times Cited Count：26 Percentile：65.77(Geochemistry & Geophysics)This study integrates 3D models of rock fractures from different sources and hydraulic properties aimed at identifying relationships between fractures and permeability. A geostatistical method (GEOFRAC) that can incorporate orientations of sampled data was applied to 50,900 borehole fractures for spatial modeling of fractures over a 12 km by 8 km area, to a depth of 1.5 km. GEOFRAC produced a plausible 3D fracture model, in that the orientations of simulated fractures correspond to those of the sample data and the continuous fractures appeared near a known fault. Small-scale fracture distributions with dominant orientations were also characterized around the two shafts using fracture data from the shaft walls. By integrating the 3D model of hydraulic conductivity using sequential Gaussian simulation with the GEOFRAC fractures from the borehole data, the fracture sizes and directions that strongly affect permeable features were identified.
*; Saegusa, Hiromitsu
JNC TY7400 2000-004, 62 Pages, 2000/05
JNC-TY7400-2000-004.pdf:1.45MB
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Koide, Kaoru; Nakano, Katsushi; ; ; ; Saito, Hiroshi; Takeuchi, Shinji
JNC TN7410 2000-001, 56 Pages, 2000/04
*; Aizawa, Takao*; *
JNC TJ7420 2000-006, 54 Pages, 2000/03
JNC-TJ7420-2000-006.pdf:16.6MB
no abstracts in English
Shimo, Michito*; *
JNC TJ7400 2000-008, 157 Pages, 2000/03
JNC-TJ7400-2000-008.pdf:4.02MB
no abstracts in English
Sato, Haruo
JNC TN8400 99-061, 9 Pages, 1999/10
The porosities and dry densities for rock samples sampled from a fractured zone (fracture type C: composed of intact ganodiorite, altered ganodiorite and fracture fillings) at the Kamaishi mine were obtained by a water saturation (intrusion) method as input parameters for nuclide migration analysis in performance assessment of the geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste. Consequently, the average porosity, 8.6
0.43% was higher than those of fracture fillings, altered garnodiorite and intact ganodiorite composing fracture type B with a single fracture taken from the Kamaishi mine so far. While, the average dry density, 2.430.0089 Mg
m
, was lower than those of rocks composing the fracture type B. Based on this, it is predicted that radionuclides are the easiest to migrate in the fracture zone.
; ; Shimizu, Kazuhiko; Miyahara, Kaname; ; Hasegawa, Hiroshi; Makino, Hitoshi
JNC TN1400 99-007, 497 Pages, 1999/04
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Yabuuchi, Satoshi; Koide, Kaoru
PNC TN7410 97-041, 86 Pages, 1997/12
This hydlraulic test was carried out at the test site of Tono Geoscience Center, Mizunami-shi, Gifu Pref. in order to evaluate the reliability of the hydraulic conductivity estimated from hydrophone VSP experiment. From March to April 1997, we carried out measurements of pore-water pressure at five depths and permeability tests at seven depths down to G.L. -300m, within a borehole drilled in granitic rock. We compared the results of hydraulic test with hydrophone VSP experiment on condition that a single open fracture existed, and we obtained two notable results. First, for the granitic rock at which a single open fracture was found by BTV and also detected by hydrophone VSP experiment, the hydraulic conductivity was 1.54
10
cm/sec, while for the same granitic rock at which another single open fracture was found by BTV but not detected by hydrophone VSP experiment, the hydraulic conductivity was less than 610
cm/sec. Second, we converted the hydraulic conductivity of 1.5410 cm/sec which was obtained in a hydraulic test section of length 2.5m into an equivalent value for a single open fracture of width 1 mm. The converted value (3.810
cm/sec) was similar to the hydraulic conductivity estimated from hydrophone VSP experiment. In conclusion, the hydraulic test results shows that hydrophone VSP is useful to estimate an approximate hydraulic conductivity of a single open fracture.
Sato, Haruo; ; ; *; *; Yui, Mikazu
PNC TN8410 97-127, 57 Pages, 1997/08
Retardation of key nuclides is one of the most important mechanisms to be examined specifically and modelled for the performance assessment of geological disposal of radioactive waste. We have been studing diffusion of nuclides into the pore spaces of the rock matrix, sorption of nuclides on the rock pore surfaces and pore properties to quantify the degree of nuclide retardation in fractured crystalline rock. The work has concentrated on predominant water conducting fracture system in the host granodiorite in the Kamaishi In Situ Test Site, which consists of fracture fillings and altered granodiorite. Through-diffusion experiements to obtain effective and apparent diffusion coefficients (Da and De, respectively) for Na, Cs, HTO, Cl and Se as a function of ionic charge at 22 
25
C and batch sorption experiments for Cs, Sr, Se, 
U and 
Pu were conducted on fracture fillings, altered and intact granodiorite. The experiments only for Se, a redox sensitive element, were done in an N2-atmospheric glove box (O
1 ppm) to keep the chemical species. In situ groundwater (pH8.79.5) sampled from the same place as rock samples was used for the experiments. Porosity and density of cach rock sample were determined by both water saturation method and mercury porosimetry, and pore-size distribution and specific surface area of pores were measured by mercury porosimetry. The porosity is in the order; fracture fillings (5.6%) 
altered rock (3.2%) intact rock (2.3%). The pore-size distribution of the intact and altered granodiorite is ranging from 10 nm to 0.2 mm, and the fracture fillings have that of 50 nm to 0.2 mm, but a lot of pores were found around 100 nm and 0.2 mm in the fracture fillings. The effective diffusion coefficients for all species (Na
, Cs, HTO, Cl
, Se0
) are in the order of fracture fillings altered rock intact rock in proportion to these porosities. Effective diffusion ...
