Advances in Civil Engineering

Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Rock Joints


Publishing date
01 Apr 2021
Status
Closed
Submission deadline
27 Nov 2020

Lead Editor

1China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China

2China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China

3Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China

4Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China

5Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

6Clarkson University, Potsdam, USA

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Mechanical and Hydraulic Properties of Rock Joints

This issue is now closed for submissions.

Description

As a kind of geological material, rock masses contain a large number of joints with different scales and configurations. The existence of either natural or man-made joints to some extent weakens the strength and stability of rock masses. In water-rich rock masses, joints act as seepage channels that may cause water gushing disasters. Generally, the deterioration of rock masses is a complicated process, which may involve a combination of joint distribution type, applied stress, rock mechanical strength, and permeability.

The presence of various joints and the inherent statistical nature of their geometrical and geomechanical properties makes it complicated and difficult to accurately predict the strength, deformability, and permeability properties of jointed rock masses. Studies on the mechanical and hydraulic properties of rock joints will promote the understanding of the failure process and damage mechanisms of jointed rock masses under complex engineering and geological conditions, which is important for analyzing, designing, and performance prediction of structures built in and on jointed rock masses.

The aim of this Special Issue is to present a series of up-to-date articles to improve the understanding of mechanical and hydraulic properties of rock joints. It will be helpful to assess the stability of rock engineering such as slopes, open-pit mines, quarries, shafts, tunnels, caverns, underground mines, metro systems, dams and hydro-electric stations, geothermal energy, petroleum engineering, and radioactive waste disposal. We welcome all relevant original research and review articles on theoretical developments, laboratory testing, field investigations, computational methods, design principles, and case studies.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Constitutive relationship and strength criterion of rocks and rock joints
  • Mechanical behaviour of rock joints under static/dynamic loads
  • Deformation and strength characteristics of rocks and rock masses
  • Morphological characterization of rock joints
  • Fluid flow in rock joints and permeability of jointed rock masses
  • Advanced computational methods or design principles towards rock joints
  • Case studies on design and construction of structures in or on jointed rock masses

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6645238
  • - Research Article

Correlations between Geometric Properties and Permeability of 2D Fracture Networks

Xiaolin Wang | Liyuan Yu | Hanqing Yang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6635245
  • - Research Article

Study on Permeability of Deep-Buried Sandstone under Triaxial Cyclic Loads

Mingqiang Sheng | Awei Mabi | Xigen Lu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6659996
  • - Research Article

Change Detection and Feature Extraction of Debris-Flow Initiation by Rock-Slope Failure Using Point Cloud Processing

Xiaoying He | Zeqing Yu | ... | Yunkun Wang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 6637261
  • - Research Article

Research on Bearing Theory of Squeezed Branch Pile

Hong-wei Ma | Yi-ying Wu | ... | Xiao-qiang Jiang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 6639892
  • - Research Article

A Method and Equipment for Continuously Testing the Permeability Coefficient of Rock and Soil Layers

Wei Chen | Datian Cui | ... | Rongchao Xu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 6625940
  • - Research Article

Study on Identification of Construction Method for Ultra-Large-Span Tunnel

Xu Chongbang | Qin Youlin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 6682303
  • - Research Article

Structural Mechanical Characteristics and Instability Law of Roof Key Block Breaking in Gob-Side Roadway

Xinfeng Wang | Mingyuan Lu | ... | Wengang Liu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 6695099
  • - Research Article

Experimental Study on the Temperature Field of Cold Region Tunnel under Various Groundwater Seepage Velocities

Shiding Cao | Taishan Lu | ... | Guozhu Zhang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 6659254
  • - Research Article

Analysis of Rock β-Dynamic Parameters and the Stability of Earthquake Dangerous Rocks Based on PFC

Yun Tian | Lin-feng Wang | ... | Hong-hua Jin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8857495
  • - Research Article

Application of Digital Image Correlation Technique for the Damage Characteristic of Rock-like Specimens under Uniaxial Compression

Jing Chai | Yongliang Liu | ... | Wengang Du
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