DFN - Discrete Fracture Network
The DFN apps provide tools to generate a Discrete Fracture Network (DFN) from your structural data, calibrate it from your sampling data, and analyze the tetrahedral and complex blocks around underground excavations. You can also test your probabilistic ground support system static performance.
The DFN module is made for geotechs that have knowledge about their structural domains.
Key Apps
Documentation
Case Studies
Orlando Malliquinga Cocha, Edwin (2024). Probabilistic Stability Assessment of Underground Mining Structures Through Discrete Fracture Network Modelling: A Case Study in Western Australia, Master Thesis, Curtin University
Cocha, E., & Shirani Faradonbeh, R. (2026, July 23). Probabilistic Stability Assessment of Underground Mining Structures Through Discrete Fracture Network Modelling: A Case Study in Western Australia. Australian Conference on Rock Mechanics (ACRM).