[HTML][HTML] Advances in development of shear-flow testing apparatuses and methods for rock fractures: A review

Y Jiang, B Li, C Wang, Z Song, B Yan - Rock Mechanics Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanical and hydraulic properties of fractured rocks and their coupled
processes is of great significance for the exploration, design, construction, operation, and …

Shear mechanical responses of sandstone exposed to high temperature under constant normal stiffness boundary conditions

Q Yin, J Wu, C Zhu, M He, Q Meng, H Jing - … and Geophysics for Geo …, 2021 - Springer
Characterizing the temperature-dependent shear mechanical responses of rock masses
under constant normal stiffness (CNS) boundary conditions is of crucial importance for …

Laboratory friction-permeability response of rock fractures: a review and new insights

Z Fang, W Wu - Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and …, 2022 - Springer
Friction-permeability response of rock fractures is a fundamental issue in developing geo-
energy extraction and storage. This review aims to summarize and promote our …

Effect of shear-induced aperture evolution on fluid flow in rock fractures

W Dang, W Wu, H Konietzky, J Qian - Computers and Geotechnics, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding the shear-induced evolution of aperture size is critical for controlling fracture
permeability in rock engineering projects. This study reports a robust procedure to evaluate …

Application of a novel constitutive model to evaluate the shear deformation of discontinuity

S Xie, Z Han, H Hu, H Lin - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Landslides are one of the most common geological disasters with the complicated
spatiotemporal processes, which can be partially reproduced in slip shear failure along the …

Analytical prediction of the shear behaviour of rock joints with quantified waviness and unevenness through wavelet analysis

Y Li, S Sun, C Tang - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019 - Springer
We present an analytical model for the shear behaviour of a rock joint with waviness and
unevenness. The waviness and unevenness of a natural joint profile are quantitatively …

Shear strength of rock fractures under dry, surface wet and saturated conditions

B Li, X Ye, Z Dou, Z Zhao, Y Li, Q Yang - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2020 - Springer
For rock fractures, the degradations in the strength of contacting asperities and the surface
frictional resistance are responsible for the water-induced weakening in the shear strength …

Influence of surface roughness on shear behaviors of rock joints under constant normal load and stiffness boundary conditions

G Han, Y Zhou, R Liu, Q Tang, X Wang, L Song - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
The present study experimentally investigated the shear behaviors of artificial rock samples
containing single or double joints under constant normal load (CNL) and constant normal …

A new shear strength criterion of three-dimensional rock joints

Y Li, C Tang, D Li, C Wu - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020 - Springer
The presence of rock joints substantially reduces the rock mass strength. The deformability
and stability of natural and engineered rock structures, such as rock slopes and …

[HTML][HTML] Shear sliding of rough-walled fracture surfaces under unloading normal stress

Q Yin, C Zhu, J Wu, H Pu, Q Wang, Y Zhang… - Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
Through high-precision engraving, self-affine sandstone joint surfaces with various joint
roughness coefficients (JRC= 3.21–12.16) were replicated and the shear sliding tests under …