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

Figure 8

Velocity distribution ( direction) in the fracture Fr3 (unit: m/s) under different normal displacement: (a) 0.5 mm, (b) 0.8 mm, and (c) 1.0 mm.

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