Numerical Investigation on Hydraulic Properties of Artificial-Splitting Granite Fractures during Normal and Shear Deformations

Table 2

Comparison existing models from literature between the proposed model.

Model	Expression	Contact areas effect	Roughness effect	Method
Louis (1969)				Laboratory experiment of granite
Zimmerman and Yeo [4]				Laboratory experiment of granite
Matsuki et al. [13]				Numerical simulation of synthetic fracture
Xiong et al. [15]				Laboratory experiment of sandstone
Proposed				Numerical simulation of granite fracture