Shear behavior and off-fault damage of saw-cut smooth and tension-induced rough joints in granite

The damage of rock joints or fractures upon shear includes the surface damage occurring at the contact asperities and the damage beneath the shear surface within the host rock. The latter is commonly known as off-fault damage and has been much less investigated than the surface damage. The main cont...

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Main Authors: Fanzhen Meng, Feili Wang, Louis Ngai Yuen Wong, Jie Song, Muzi Li, Chuanqing Zhang, Liming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674775523002184