Research Article

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

Table 1

Geometry parameters of initial closed fractures.

Fracture specimenFracture sizeJRCMean aperture em (mm)
Length L (mm)Width (mm)

Gr1149.9150.11.42413.11.87
Gr2150.1150.01.52016.52.07
Gr3150.1150.11.45814.91.67
Gr4150.2149.91.43014.42.96
Gr5150.1149.91.47915.42.26