Linear fractal evolution characteristics of rock crack distributions during loading process

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 18303 - 15
• Main Authors: Huang, Jingyi, Wei, Xu, Zheng, Zaimin, Su, Xiaopeng, Zuo, Jianping
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.08.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/2151; 704/2151/2809; Acoustic emission; Crack propagation; Damage-fracture reduction factor; Fractal dimension; Fractals; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Rock damage; Rocks; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Rock damage; Fractal dimension; Damage-fracture reduction factor; Crack propagation

To investigate the fractal characteristics of rock crack distributions during the loading process, discrete element method was used to make rock samples with joints and record the crack propagation. The Box-counting method was used to quantitatively analyze the fractal dimension of the crack distrib...