Experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to infer changes in a fracture's stiffness using properties of the transmitted elastic waves for dry and saturated conditions. However, little attention has been paid to how progressive wetting of the fracture affects the transmitted energy and moisture-dependent fracture stiffness. Here, we study the time-lapse acousto-mechanical responses on a free-standing fractured specimen of ...

Lineaments in bedrock slopes around the tongue of the Great Aletsch Glacier