Coupled seepage-damage effect in fractured rock masses: Model development and a case study

Y Zhao, Q Liu, C Zhang, J Liao, H Lin… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The stability of rock engineering is generally dominated by existing seepage, particularly the
seepage evolution due to the rock masses damage. However, the current research …

Permeability evolution of two-dimensional fracture networks during shear under constant normal stiffness boundary conditions

B Li, R Bao, Y Wang, R Liu, C Zhao - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2021 - Springer
The permeability evolution of fractal-based two-dimensional discrete fracture networks
(DFNs) during shearing under constant normal stiffness (CNS) boundary conditions is …

Multiscale fractures integrated equivalent porous media method for simulating flow and solute transport in fracture-matrix system

L Ma, D Gao, J Qian, D Han, K Xing, H Ma, Y Deng - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
The fracture–matrix system, in which water is stored and transported, has a significant
impact on the hydraulic behaviors of fractured geologic media (FGM). However, it is very …

Coal cleat reconstruction using micro-computed tomography imaging

Y Jing, RT Armstrong, HL Ramandi, P Mostaghimi - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Coal seam gas (CSG) is gaining global interests due to its natural abundance and
environmental benefits in comparison to more traditional energy sources. However, due to …

Reconstructing magma failure and the degassing network of dome-building eruptions

Y Lavallée, PM Benson, MJ Heap, KU Hess… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Volcanic eruptions are regulated by the rheology of magmas and their ability to degas. Both
detail the evolution of stresses within ascending subvolcanic magma. But as magma is …

Equivalent discrete fracture networks for modelling fluid flow in highly fractured rock mass

F Ren, G Ma, L Fan, Y Wang, H Zhu - Engineering geology, 2017 - Elsevier
Fracture flow is the dominant flow in many cases in a fractured rock mass, which behaves
more heterogeneous, anisotropic and irregular than porous flow because of the complexity …

Effects of surface roughness and shear processes on solute transport through 3D crossed rock fractures

B Li, J Xu, J Zhong, N Huang, L Zou - International Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
The influences of surface roughness and shear processes on fluid flow and solute transport
through three-dimensional (3D) crossed rock fractures, a vital element of fracture networks …

Numerical investigation on the stability of deforming fractured rocks using discrete fracture networks: a case study of underground excavation

L Wang, W Chen, X Tan, X Tan, J Yang, D Yang… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2020 - Springer
The stability of a fractured rock mass around a subsurface opening is critical to tunnel
excavation. The traditional underground excavation analysis is based on a continuum …

Examining fluid flow and solute transport through intersected rock fractures with stress-induced void heterogeneity

Z Wang, H Xie, C Li, X Wen - Engineering Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, fluid flow and solute transport processes are assessed in three-dimensional (3-
D) intersected rock fractures with stressed-induced void heterogeneity. Specifically, flow …

A new combined analytical-numerical method for evaluating the inflow rate into a tunnel excavated in a fractured rock mass

A Shahbazi, R Chesnaux, A Saeidi - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
A new method combining analytical and numerical tools is developed for evaluating the
inflow rate to an underground tunnel that is excavated in a fractured rock mass. The method …