A Novel Conceptual Approach to Objectively Determine JRC
Using Fractal Dimension and Asperity Distribution of Mapped Fracture Traces
Publicerad 2019-10-31
Stigsson, M. & Mas Ivars, D.A. (2019) Novel Conceptual Approach to Objectively Determine JRC Using Fractal Dimension and Asperity Distribution of Mapped Fracture Traces. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 52(4): 1041–1054 .
The understanding of fractures in hard rock is important for topics such as geomechanics, rock mechanics and groundwater flow and solute transport. One key aspect is the roughness of the fracture, often described as the joint roughness coefficient, JRC. In this paper the roughness is describing by the two parameters fractal dimension and magnitude distribution of the asperities.