Applicability of fractal characterization and modelling to rock joint profiles

Keyword(s):  
Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faham Tahmasebinia ◽  
Chengguo Zhang ◽  
Ismet Canbulat ◽  
Samad Sepasgozar ◽  
Serkan Saydam

Coal burst occurrences are affected by a range of mining and geological factors. Excessive slipping between the strata layers may release a considerable amount of strain energy, which can be destructive. A competent strata is also more vulnerable to riveting a large amount of strain energy. If the stored energy in the rigid roof reaches a certain level, it will be released suddenly which can create a serious dynamic reaction leading to coal burst incidents. In this paper, a new damage model based on the modified thermomechanical continuum constitutive model in coal mass and the contact layers between the rock and coal mass is proposed. The original continuum constitutive model was initially developed for the cemented granular materials. The application of the modified continuum constitutive model is the key aspect to understand the momentum energy between the coal–rock interactions. The transformed energy between the coal mass and different strata layers will be analytically demonstrated as a function of the rock/joint quality interaction conditions. The failure and post failure in the coal mass and coal–rock joint interaction will be classified by the coal mass crushing, coal–rock interaction damage and fragment reorganisation. The outcomes of this paper will help to forecast the possibility of the coal burst occurrence based on the interaction between the coal mass and the strata layers in a coal mine.


Author(s):  
Pinnaduwa H. S. W. Kulatilake ◽  
Shi-Gui Du ◽  
Mawuko Luke Yaw Ankah ◽  
Rui Yong ◽  
Desmond Talamwin Sunkpal ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 988 ◽  
pp. 502-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao Bo Chai ◽  
Jian Chun Li ◽  
Hai Bo Li ◽  
Ya Qun Liu

According to the displacement discontinuity method and the conservation of momentum at the wave fronts, analysis for cylindrical P-wave propagation across a linear elastic rock joint is carried out. Considering the energy variation for wave propagation in one medium, the wave propagation equation was derived and expressed in an iterative form. The transmission and reflection coefficients are then obtained from the equation. By verification, the results agree very well with those from the existing results.


2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 541-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Wu ◽  
Zhende Zhu ◽  
Cong Zhang ◽  
Zhihua Luo

Author(s):  
M.J. Boulon ◽  
A.P.S. Selvadurai ◽  
H. Benjelloun ◽  
B. Feuga

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Chuanhao Xi ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
Mengxue Wang

Carbonaceous slate is heterogeneous and anisotropic, which has a great influence on the stability of tunnel. In this paper, by means of laboratory test, field measurement, and numerical simulation, the surrounding rock stability and plastic zone distribution characteristics of the carbonaceous slate tunnel at different intersection angles are analyzed. First, combined with the Haibaluo tunnel project, Brazilian splitting and uniaxial compression tests of jointed carbonaceous slate are performed. The test results show that the tensile strength of carbonaceous slate is related to joint dip angle. When the joint angle is 0°, the tensile strength is the largest and decreases with the increase of the joint angle. The uniaxial strength of rock decreases first and then increases. Based on the discrete fracture network (DFN) technology, a calculation model is established. The calculation results show that the maximum displacement is 0.45 m, when the dip angle of the surrounding rock joint is 45°. The field measurement also shows that the dip angle of the surrounding rock joint has an important influence on the distribution of the plastic zone. When the joint dip angle is 45°, the plastic zone develops most strongly.


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