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fractures.Naturalfracturepatternswithalargevalueofaandclosespacingtendtoleadthepreferentialfracturetrendtothedirectionofnaturalfractures.

Acknowledgements

TheauthorwouldliketoacknowledgetheindustrialassociatesoftheFractureResearchandApplicationConsortium(FRAC)ofTheUniversityofTexasatAustinforsupportingthiswork.

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