A comparative study of stress influence on fracture apertures in fragmented rocks

This study compares the calculated fracture apertures in a fragmented rock layer under different stress scenarios using two different approaches. Approach 1 is a simplified method using a two-dimensional (2D) mapping of the fracture network and projects the far-field stresses to individual fractures...

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Main Authors: Hossein Agheshlui, Mohammad H. Sedaghat, Siroos Azizmohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S167477551830057X