Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Shear Behavior and Permeability Evolution of Rock Joints with Variable Roughness and Infilling Thickness

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Infilled joint and contact models. (a) Numerically simulated specimen with an infilled joint. The yellow and red particles represent the intact rock and infill, respectively. (b) Magnified picture of Figure 2(a). (c) Components of the linear parallel contact bond model.