Dynamic fracturing process of fissured rock under abrupt unloading condition: A numerical study
Autor: | Zhennan Zhang, Yuezong Yang |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Coalescence (physics)
Mechanical Engineering 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Internal bond Stress level Rock burst 020303 mechanical engineering & transports 0203 mechanical engineering Acoustic emission Shear (geology) Mechanics of Materials Inclination angle General Materials Science Geotechnical engineering Rock failure Geology 021101 geological & geomatics engineering |
Zdroj: | Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 231:107025 |
ISSN: | 0013-7944 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2020.107025 |
Popis: | Unloading can cause many geotechnical disasters, e.g., the rock burst. The underlying mechanism of rock failure is the propagation and coalescence of cracks. To get insight into rock unloading failure, the discretized virtual internal bond (DVIB) model in conjunction with element partition method (EPM) is used to simulate the dynamic fracturing process under unloading conditions. At first, the samples with the single flaw are simulated under unloading conditions. It is found that the fracturing pattern exhibits the tensile-shear transition with the initial stress level increasing. When the flaw inclination is closer to 45 degree or the flaw is longer, shear cracks are more likely to occur. Then, the unloading failure process of rock with multiple flaws are simulated. It is found that the inclination of the parallel flaws has remarkable influence on the unloading failure of rock. When the inclination angle is about 45 degree, the rock is easier to fail. For the rock with multiple randomized flaws, the amount of flaws has slight influence on acoustic emission counts. However, the configuration of randomized flaws can significantly affect the fracture process and failure patterns. These findings can improve understanding of rock burst and provide valuable references for the prediction of unloading failure of rock. |
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