scholarly journals A review of shear strength models for rock joints subjected to constant normal stiffness

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 405-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivanathan Thirukumaran ◽  
Buddhima Indraratna
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Rock Joints ◽  
Normal Stiffness ◽  
Constant Normal Stiffness ◽  
Strength Models

scholarly journals A shear strength model for idealised infilled joints under constant normal stiffness

Géotechnique ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 215-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Indraratna ◽  
H. S. Welideniya ◽  
E. T. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Strength Model ◽  
Normal Stiffness ◽  
Constant Normal Stiffness

scholarly journals Numerical Analysis Method of Shear Properties of Infilled Joints under Constant Normal Stiffness Condition

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiangyu Wang ◽  
Ruofan Wang ◽  
Zizheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Shear Failure ◽  
Rock Joints ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Shear Properties ◽  
Normal Stiffness ◽  
Numerical Analysis Method ◽  
Constant Normal Stiffness ◽  
Good Agreement

The direct shear test is implemented in this paper for infilled joints under constant normal stiffness (CNS) condition with the finite difference software FLAC3D. The CNS condition was performed based on a servoprogram developed by FISH language. The effects of initial normal stress, undulating angle, and infilled ratio on the shear failure mode of infilled joints under CNS are revealed based on numerical simulation. It is found that the shear strength of infilled joints will grow along with the increase of the undulating angle and the decrease of the infilled ratio. The numerical analysis method is also able to quantify the effect of multiple factors (initial normal stress and infilled ratio) on shear properties of infilled joints. The model shows a good agreement with the experimental results available in the literatures. Therefore, this study proposed and verified a numerical analysis method capable of studying the effects of normal stress, undulating angles, and infilled ratio on the shear behavior of infilled rock joints.

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