Abstract: In the engineering practice such as slopes, highway embankments and bridge projects, the seepage in fissured soils has a coupled effect on the stability, bearing capacity. This paper reviews the advantages and disadvantages of several main seepage models in fissured soils. The equivalent continuum model is the most widely used model. The disadvantages of this model are: inaccurate description of some tensors, such as, geometry parameter of fissured media, effective porosity and effective seepage tensor. The coupled models that starting from the micromechanics have very promising applications.

Key words: Fissured Soils, Seepage Models, Research Progress, Coupled Effect