Hydromechanical behavior of rock joints: A re-interpretation of published experiments
Abstract
The validity of the cubic law for flow along closed rock joint has been debated in the literature with mixed conclusions drawn by different authors. An effort was undertaken to reevaluate published experiments in a consistent fashion by summarizing available data in terms of hydraulic aperture vs. joint closure. It was determined that those relations were generally linear at low effective normal stresses (
Fields of Study & Subjects
Rock Mechanics and Modeling
Landslides and related hazards
Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Rock Mechanics
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 665–672
- Publication date
- 18 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter