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dc.contributor.authorSharifzadeh, Mostafa
dc.contributor.authorJavadi, M.
dc.contributor.authorShahriar, K.
dc.contributor.authorMehrjooei, M.
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dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:13:27Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:13:27Z
dc.date.created2015-07-16T06:22:04Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationSharifzadeh, M. and Javadi, M. and Shahriar, K. and Mehrjooei, M. 2009. Effect of surface roughness on velocity fields through rock fractures, in Vrkljan, I. (ed), Proceedings of the EUROCK2009 Regional Symposium of the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM): Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions – Soft Rocks and Karst, Oct 29-31 2009, pp. 351-356. Cavtat, Croatia.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9547
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In many geological structures, the matrix permeability is negligible and the fractures are the main flow paths. The fluid flow and particle transport through rock fracture are increasingly important research topics mainly to the demands for design, operation and safety assessments of underground/surface constructions. In this paper, turbulent flow through an artificial three-dimensional rock fracture has been simulated by using finite volume method for a wide range of inlet velocities. The average velocity on several horizontal and vertical sections were calculated and normalized with inlet velocities. These normalized velocities have been used to illustrate roughness effect on flow velocity fields in rock fractures. The results show that; (i) by increasing flow rate, the symmetry of velocity profile decreases and incline to the smoothest fracture surface, also the intensity of rotational flow increases and, (ii) in high flow rates, the arrangement of flow channels changes and lower flow rates take place through large apertures.

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dc.titleEffect of surface roughness on velocity fields through rock fractures
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleProceedings of the EUROCK2009 ISRM Regional Symposium Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions Soft Rocks and Karst
dcterms.source.seriesProceedings of the EUROCK2009 ISRM Regional Symposium Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions Soft Rocks and Karst
dcterms.source.isbn978-0-415-80481-3
dcterms.source.conferenceEUROCK2009 ISRM Regional Symposium Rock Engineering in Difficult Ground Conditions Soft Rocks and Karst
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateOct 29 2009
dcterms.source.conferencelocationDubrovnik-Cavtat, Croatia
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