{"id":1429,"date":"2026-05-12T21:47:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T21:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/books.gw-project.org\/basic-hydrogeology-an-introduction-to-the-fundamentals-of-groundwater-science\/chapter\/solution-exercise-27\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T03:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T03:40:18","slug":"solution-exercise-27","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/books.gw-project.org\/basic-hydrogeology-an-introduction-to-the-fundamentals-of-groundwater-science\/chapter\/solution-exercise-27\/","title":{"raw":"Solution Exercise 27","rendered":"Solution Exercise 27"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"solution-exercise-27\" class=\"level1\">\r\n<div data-custom-style=\"Block Text\">\r\n<blockquote>Abutting and crossing fracture terminations are, by definition, connected to other fractures. Blind fracture terminations end within the matrix and do not connect to other fractures. Diagram (a) has a larger distribution of abutting and crossing fracture terminations, which suggests greater connectivity of the fracture networks and, therefore, greater overall permeability that diagram (b). 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Blind fracture terminations end within the matrix and do not connect to other fractures. Diagram (a) has a larger distribution of abutting and crossing fracture terminations, which suggests greater connectivity of the fracture networks and, therefore, greater overall permeability that diagram (b). 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