Geofluids

Hydro-Mechanical Behaviors of Rock Fractures and Fracture Networks


Publishing date
01 Nov 2020
Status
Closed
Submission deadline
26 Jun 2020

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Guest Editors

1China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, China

2Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, China

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Hydro-Mechanical Behaviors of Rock Fractures and Fracture Networks

This issue is now closed for submissions.

Description

The fluid flow through rock fractures and fracture networks can influence the mechanical behaviors of rock masses, and in turn, the deformation of rock masses can change the aperture of fractures and then impact the hydraulic properties. Therefore, it is important to study the coupled hydro-mechanical behaviors of rock fractures/fracture networks.

In previous studies, linear flow through simplified fractures such as smooth parallel-plate models has been extensively investigated. However, the linear/nonlinear flow through 2D/3D fractures and fracture networks with realistic surface morphology, as well as their interactions with mechanical processes subjected to normal and/or shear stresses under different boundary conditions, have not been systematically estimated. Recently, with the development of computational techniques, methods for such complex multiphysics simulations are available and some new findings have been reported.

This Special Issue aims to collect recent advances in hydro-mechanical behaviors of rock fractures/fracture networks. We invite you to submit comprehensive review papers and original articles.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Stress-flow
  • Linear/nonlinear flow
  • Fluid flow in fracture networks
  • Predictive models for permeability of rock fractures
  • Effect of freeze-thaw cycles on mechanical behaviors of rocks
  • Unsaturated flow through fractures

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8856537
  • - Research Article

A New Decision Method of Filling Ratio Based on Energy Matching of Surrounding Rock and Backfill

Yanlong Zhou | Keping Zhou | Yun Lin
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8864028
  • - Research Article

Numerical Simulation on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Water Flowing through the Fracture of High-Temperature Rock

Xiaohu Zhang | Zhaolun Wang | ... | Qiongqiong Tang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8845528
  • - Research Article

Model Experimental Study on the Seepage and Failure Features of Tunnel under Wetting-Drying Alternation with Increasing Water Pressure

Haijian Su | Yujie Feng | ... | Wenxin Zhu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8835848
  • - Research Article

Visualization of Gas Diffusion-Sorption in Coal: A Study Based on Synchrotron Radiation Nano-CT

Yingfeng Sun | Yixin Zhao | ... | Cun Zhang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 8814327
  • - Research Article

Numerical Simulation on Non-Darcy Flow in a Single Rock Fracture Domain Inverted by Digital Images

Jianli Shao | Qi Zhang | ... | Xianxiang Zhu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2020
  • - Article ID 9030484
  • - Research Article

Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions

Zilong Zhou | Jing Zhang | ... | Haizhi Zang
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