Development of a shear-flow test apparatus and determination of coupled properties for a single rock joint

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 641-650

  Esaki, T ^a   Du, S ^a   Mitani, Y ^a   Ikusada, K ^a   Jing, L ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRANITE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS;

BARTON MODEL; DILATANCY; SHEAR FLOW TEST APPARATUS; SHEAR FLOW TESTS;

ROCK MECHANICS;

DEFORMATION; DILATANCY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; JOINT; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 0032847917     PISSN: 01489062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(99)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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