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- Title
Experimental Investigation of Non-Linear Seepage Characteristics in Rock Discontinuities and Morphology of the Shear Section in the Shear Process.
- Authors
Peng, Shoujian; Zhang, Xinrui; Tang, Xiaojun; Xu, Jiang; Jiao, Feng; He, Meixin
- Abstract
Considering the increasing frequency of geological disasters related to groundwater activities, it is important to study the relationship between geological dislocation and groundwater flow for the safety assessment of engineering rock mass stability. To elucidate the non-linear seepage characteristics at rock discontinuities during shearing, a custom-made device was used to conduct seepage tests at discontinuities that exhibit varying undulation angles and different shear displacements. The results show that as the shear displacement increases, the shear stress at a structural plane involving different undulation angles fluctuates with an increasing trend. Based on an identical shear displacement condition, the shear strengths of the structural planes increase as the undulation angle increases, and this enhances the shear expansion. Concerning an identical fluctuation angle and hydraulic gradient, the seepage flow at a structural plane increases as the shear displacement increases. By contrast, both the linear term coefficient a and non-linear term coefficient b in the Forchheimer fitting equation decrease as the shear displacement increases. In addition, the critical Reynolds number initially increases, followed by stabilisation as the shear displacement increases, and this number varies between 9.65 and 1758.52. The shear fracture morphology of the structural plane exhibits obvious anisotropy. During shearing, the roughness coefficient decreases in all but the vertical direction. The dominant seepage channel is perpendicular to the shear direction. The findings can provide a valuable reference for the stability research and analysis of rock slopes with structural planes.
- Subjects
SEEPAGE; REYNOLDS number; GROUNDWATER flow; ROCK slopes; ROCK analysis; SHEARING force; GAS seepage
- Publication
Processes, 2022, Vol 10, Issue 12, p2625
- ISSN
2227-9717
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pr10122625