@article{MAKHILLRJAS2013829271,
    title = {Fracture Density Analysis in the Sai Yok Fault, Western Thailand and its Implications for Hydrological Exploration},
    journal = {Research Journal of Applied Sciences},
    volume = {8},
    number = {2},
    pages = {125-130},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1815-932x},
    doi = {rjasci.2013.125.130},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-932x&doi=rjasci.2013.125.130},
    author = {Piyaphong and},
    keywords = {Digital Elevation Model,drainage density,Fracture density,damage zone,connectivity},
    abstract = {Fracture and Drainage Density (FD and DD), defined as the 
  total length of fractures and drainages per unit area, respectively are a fundamental 
  property of natural terrain that influences the hydrological reservoir units. 
  Hence, the accurate measurement of the FD and DD is useful for hydrological 
  applications. These measurements were evaluated for the Kanchanaburi area along 
  the Sai Yok Fault, Western Thailand which is dominated by an active fault zone 
  using the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) derived data. Damage zones or highly 
  fractured areas were typically found on the Southwest side of the Sai Yok Fault 
  within which Permian limestone is considered to be highest fractured area compared 
  to the adjacent units. Analysis of the FD and DD provide a simple and more general 
  way to locate hydrological reservoir units in a highly faulting area and allows 
  the examination of a large area at a very reasonable cost. However, the FD analysis 
  from the DEM can only allow the identification of the FD in the two surface 
  dimensions and does not address any FD in the depth dimension. Nevertheless, 
  the changes in the FD and DD of an individual geological unit are generally 
  more useful at a local scale to determine the location of highly fractured structures 
  containing a water reservoir along a fault zone whereas FD and DD changes in 
  an individual fault side influences the fracture connectivity for a water reservoir 
  at a regional scale.}
    }