scholarly journals Experimental Study on Influence of Joint Surface Morphology on Strength and Deformation of Nonthrough Jointed Rock Masses under Direct Shear

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Yuanming Liu ◽  
Qingzhi Chen ◽  
Huiyu Chen ◽  
Xun Ou ◽  
Dafu Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Failure Mode ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Tangential Displacement ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Jointed Rock Masses ◽  
Final Failure ◽  
Joint Morphology

Direct shear tests were carried out on nonthrough jointed rock masses (NTJRM) with three types of joints under five normal stresses. The strength characteristics of shear strength, initial crack strength, and residual strength and the deformation characteristics of tangential displacement and dilatancy displacement as well as the transformation of failure mode and the variation of shear parameters of rock mass with different joint morphology are studied. Under the same normal stress, with the increase of joint undulation, the shear strength of NTJRM increases, and the corresponding tangential displacement of NTJRM increases. Two typical failure modes are observed: TTTS mode and TSSS mode. TTTS model indicates that the initial failure, extension failure, and final failure of rock mass are caused by tensile action, while the failure mode of through plane is formed by shear action. The initial failure of TSSS mode rock mass is caused by tensile action, while the expansion and final failure are caused by shear action, and the failure mode of through plane is formed under shear action. When the joint undulation is small and the normal stress is small, NTJRM will fail in TTTS mode; when the joint undulation is large and the normal stress is large, NTJRM will fail in TSSS mode. The results show that the shear parameters of NTJRM are related to the joint morphology, the bond force increases with the increase of joint undulation, and the internal friction angle increases with the increase of joint undulation. The research results of direct shear test of nonthrough jointed rock mass can provide reference for related research.

Long-wavelength P-wave and S-wave propagation in jointed rock masses

Geophysics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. E205-E214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minsu Cha ◽  
Gye-Chun Cho ◽  
J. Carlos Santamarina
Keyword(s):  
Wave Propagation ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Rock Masses ◽  
S Wave ◽  
Jointed Rock Masses ◽  
Long Wavelength ◽  
Joint Properties

Field data suggest that stress level and joint condition affect shear-wave propagation in jointed rock masses. However, the study of long-wavelength propagation in a jointed rock mass is challenging in the laboratory, and limited data are available under controlled test conditions. Long-wavelength P-wave and S-wave propagation normal to joints, using an axially loaded jointed column device, reproduces a range of joint conditions. The effects of the normal stress, loading history, joint spacing, matched surface topography (i.e., joint roughness), joint cementation (e.g., after grouting), joint opening, and plasticity of the joint filling on the P-wave and S-wave velocities and on S-wave attenuation are notable. The ratio [Formula: see text] in jointed rock masses differs from that found in homogeneous continua. The concept of Poisson’s ratio as a function of [Formula: see text] is unwarranted, and [Formula: see text] can be interpreted in terms of jointed characteristics. Analytic models that consider stress-dependent stiffness and frictional loss in joints as well as stress-independent properties of intact rocks can model experimental observations properly and extract joint properties from rock-mass test data. Thus, joint properties and normal stress have a prevalent role in propagation velocity and attenuation in jointed rock masses.

scholarly journals Strength Characteristics of Nonpenetrating Joint Rock Mass under Different Shear Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Qingzhi Chen ◽  
Yuanming Liu ◽  
Shaoyun Pu
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Direct Shear Test ◽  
Shear Test ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Jointed Rock Mass ◽  
Strength Characteristics ◽  
Triaxial Tests ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Rock Specimens

The mechanical property of jointed rock mass is an important factor to be considered in the analysis, evaluation, and design of actual rock engineering. The existence of joints threatens the stability and safety of underground engineering projects built in the rock mass. In order to study the change of mechanical properties and strength characteristics of nonpenetrating jointed rock mass under different test conditions, direct shear tests and triaxial tests were carried out. Direct shear tests under different normal stresses were carried out for nonpenetrating jointed rock mass to prepare specimens for triaxial tests. Then, triaxial tests were carried out to study the change of mechanical properties and strength characteristics of the nonpenetrating jointed rock mass. In the direct shear test part, the greater the normal stress is, the stronger the shear strength and the more serious the shear failure would be. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) the strength of rock mass would increase with the increase of confining pressure for those rock specimens with same degrees of shear after the direct shear test; (2) for rock specimens with different degrees of shear after the direct shear test, if the shearing degree of the rock specimen was greater, the strength of the rock specimen would be lower in the triaxial test; (3) for rock specimens with the same damage degree after direct shear test, the greater the normal stress in direct shear test is, the smaller the peak axial pressure would be in the triaxial test; (4) if the specimen was sheared under higher normal stress in direct shear test, the cohesion of it would be lower and the internal friction angle would be larger. For the specimens under the same normal stress, if the shear failure of one specimen was more serious, the cohesion of it would be smaller and the internal friction angle would be larger.

Shear strength and dilative characteristics of an unsaturated compacted completely decomposed granite soil

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1112-1126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Akhtar Hossain ◽  
Jian-Hua Yin
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Matric Suction ◽  
Water Retention Curve ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Normal Stresses ◽  
Soil Water Retention Curve ◽  
Strength Data ◽  
Decomposed Granite ◽  
Completely Decomposed Granite

Shear strength and dilative characteristics of a re-compacted completely decomposed granite (CDG) soil are studied by performing a series of single-stage consolidated drained direct shear tests under different matric suctions and net normal stresses. The axis-translation technique is applied to control the pore-water and pore-air pressures. A soil-water retention curve (SWRC) is obtained for the CDG soil from the equilibrium water content corresponding to each applied matric suction value for zero net normal stress using a modified direct shear apparatus. Shear strength increases with matric suction and net normal stress, and the failure envelope is observed to be linear. The apparent angle of internal friction and cohesion intercept increase with matric suction. A greater dilation angle is found at higher suctions with lower net normal stresses, while lower or zero dilation angles are observed under higher net normal stresses with lower suctions, also at a saturated condition. Experimental shear strength data are compared with the analytical shear strength results obtained from a previously modified model considering the SWRC, effective shear strength parameters, and analytical dilation angles. The experimental shear strength data are slightly higher than the analytical results under higher net normal stresses in a higher suction range.

Shear Strength of Jointed Rock Mass with Different Joint Surface Characteristic in Subsea Tunnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (sp1) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Qin Jin ◽  
Jie Hu ◽  
Hongliang Liu ◽  
Shuguang Song ◽  
Jinpei Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Surface Characteristic ◽  
Jointed Rock Mass ◽  
Joint Surface ◽  
Subsea Tunnel

Model Testing and Analysis Study on Shear Strength of Rock Mass Containing Multiple Cracks under Compression-Shearing Loading

2008 ◽  
Vol 33-37 ◽  
pp. 617-622
Author(s):  
Wei Shen Zhu ◽  
Bin Sui ◽  
Wen Tao Wang ◽  
Shu Cai Li
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Rock Sample ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Multiple Cracks ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Failure Model ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Bridge Failure

Two-phase modelling testing was performed to study the shear strength of rock bridges of jointed rock mass in this paper. The failure process of rock sample containing multiple collinear cracks was observed. Based on theory of fracture mechanics and analytical method, a rock-bridge failure model was proposed and the expression of shear strength was derived. Comparison of calculated shear strength and the model test results was made and they agree well.

scholarly journals Effect of Rock Particle Content on the Mechanical Behavior of a Soil-Rock Mixture (SRM) via Large-Scale Direct Shear Test

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Longqi Liu ◽  
Xuesong Mao ◽  
Yajun Xiao ◽  
Qian Wu ◽  
Ke Tang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Normal Stress ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Direct Shear Test ◽  
Shear Test ◽  
Volumetric Strain ◽  
Direct Shear ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Particle Content ◽  
Rock Particle

The mechanical strength of the landslide deposits directly affects the safety and operation of the roads in the western mountainous area of China. Therefore, the research is aimed at studying the mechanisms of a landslide deposit sample with different rock particle contents by analyzing its characteristics of the stress-strain behavior, the “jumping” phenomenon, the volumetric strain, and the shear strength parameters via a large-scale direct shear test. Stress-strain results show that stress-strain curves can be divided into 3 different stages: liner elastic stage, yielding stage, and strain-hardening stage. The shear strength of SRM behaves more like “soil” at a lower rock particle content and behaves more like “rock joints” at a higher rock particle content. Characteristics of the “jumping” phenomenon results show that the “intense jumping” stage becomes obvious with the increasing rock particle content and the normal stress. However, the lower the rock particle content is, the more obvious the “jumping” phenomenon under the same normal stress is. Volumetric strain results show that the sample with a lower rock particle content showed a dilatancy behavior under the low normal stress and shrinkage behavior under the high normal stress. The dilatancy value becomes smaller with the increasing normal stress. The maximum shear stress value of the rock particle content corresponds to the maximum value of dilatancy or shrinkage. We also conclude that the intercept of the Mohr failure envelope of the soil-rock mixture should be called the “equivalent cohesion,” not simply called the “cohesion.” The higher the normal stress and rock particle content are, the bigger the equivalent cohesion and the internal friction angle is.

Experimental Research on Failure Modes of Specimen Containing Non-Coplanar Joints

2013 ◽  
Vol 779-780 ◽  
pp. 332-336
Author(s):  
Ping Cao ◽  
Wen Cheng Fan ◽  
Ke Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Shear Strength ◽  
Failure Mode ◽  
Failure Modes ◽  
Cement Mortar ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Initial Setting ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Dip Angle

To study the failure mechanism and failure mode of jointed rock under compressive-shear, many rock-like material specimens containing non-coplanar joints were made and a series of experiments were carried out. In the experiments, mica sheets were used as joint fillings, cement mortar was selected as rock-like material. Joints were made by inserting the mica sheet in cement mortar before initial setting. Mica sheets were left down as joint fillings. The results of experiments show that the dip angles of major joint have important influence on the failure mode of specimens. And the emerging position of wing cracks which exist in the prophase of specimens failure process changes with the dip angle. The shear strength of specimens has an important relationship with the dip angle of major joints. The smallest shear strength happens in the specimen with a joint angle of 15°, while the biggest value happens in 60°.

scholarly journals Numerical Modeling on Dynamic Characteristics of Jointed Rock Masses Subjected to Repetitive Impact Loading

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Jie Liu ◽  
Yan-Bin Song ◽  
Yue-Mao Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Impact Loading ◽  
Jointed Rock ◽  
Stress Waves ◽  
Rock Masses ◽  
Jointed Rock Masses ◽  
Numerical Tests ◽  
Repetitive Impact ◽  
Dip Angle ◽  
Energy Dissipated

A discrete element method code was used to investigate the damage characteristics of jointed rock masses under repetitive impact loading. The Flat-Joint Contact Model (FJCM) in the two-dimensional particle flow code (PFC2D) was used to calibrate the microparameters that control the macroscopic behavior of the rock. The relationship between macro- and microparameters by a series of uniaxial direct tension and compression numerical tests based on an orthogonal experimental design method was obtained to calibrate the microparameters accurately. Then, the Synthetic Rock Mass (SRM) method that incorporates joints into the calibrated particle model was used to construct large-scale jointed rock mass specimens, and the repetitive drop hammer impact numerical tests on SRM specimens with different numbers of horizontal joints and dip angle joints were carried out to study the damage evolution, stress wave propagation, and energy dissipation characteristics. The results show that the greater the number of joints, the greater the number of cracks generated, the greater the degree of damage, and the more energy dissipated for rock masses with horizontal joints. The greater the dip angle of joints, the less the number of cracks generated, the less the degree of damage, and the less energy dissipated for rock masses with different dip angles of joints. The impact-induced stress waves will be reflected when they encounter preexisting joints in the process of propagation. When the reflected stress waves meet with subsequent stress waves, the stress waves will change from compressional waves to tensile waves, producing tensile damage inside rock masses.

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