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Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 3/2010

01-08-2010 | Original Paper

Effect of opening on the shear behavior of a rock joint

Authors: Joung Oh, Gyo-Won Kim

Published in: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment | Issue 3/2010

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Abstract

Irregularity of rock joints is an important parameter which can enhance the stability of potentially removable rock blocks or wedges around an underground opening. When irregular-sided blocks or wedges are bounded by joints, additional shear strength develops as a consequence of the confinement. With open joints, the interlock effect is reduced or lost and the shear strength drops, possibly to its residual value. A joint opening model has been developed that considers the effect of strength loss along the joint as a result of opening. The model relates the geometric parameters and stress–displacement and can easily be incorporated into existing joint models. Several numerical simulations of direct shear tests are presented to demonstrate the performance of the joint opening model.
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Metadata
Title
Effect of opening on the shear behavior of a rock joint
Authors
Joung Oh
Gyo-Won Kim
Publication date
01-08-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1435-9529
Electronic ISSN: 1435-9537
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-010-0271-5

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