Abstract Water content is an essential factor to mechanical properties of rock creep. In this paper，through the results of creep tests of dry and saturated rock specimens under different uniaxial compressive stress，the law of how the water content affects the mechanical properties of rock creep is studied. Then，according to Generalized Kelvin Model，the parameters of rock creep are attained and analyzed under different water contents and different compressive stress levels.
2002, Vol. 21 
