Experimental study of fracture geometry characteristics on rock mass strength and crack propagation evolution law

• Published in: European journal of environmental and civil engineering Vol. 26; no. 16; pp. 7972 - 8001
• Main Authors: Zhang, Huimei, Yuan, Chao, Chen, Shiguan, Yang, Gengshe, Xia, Haojun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 10.12.2022
• Subjects: crack propagation; Fractured rock mass; geometric features; mechanical properties; numerical simulation

To explore the comprehensive effects of fracture geometric characteristics (length, penetration, quantity and dip angle) on rock mass strength, the uniaxial compression experiments were conducted on rock samples containing prefabricated fractures, the influence of fracture geometric characteristics...