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Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 8/2022

01-06-2022 | Original Paper

Feasibility of Artificial Materials in Simulating Rock Failure Based on Rate-Dependent Brittleness Indexes

Authors: Chunjiang Zou, Suo Yingying, Kai Liu, Yi Cheng, Jianchun Li

Published in: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering | Issue 8/2022

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Abstract

With the development of 3D printing and computer numerical control machining techniques, extremely complicated models physically simulating the underground structures in rock engineering were conducted. Whether these artificial materials can accurately simulate the cracking and failure modes of natural rocks should be studied. The present study uses an artificial material-moulded gypsum to compare with the mechanical behaviours of natural marble from the perspective of brittleness. The comparison can provide an insight into the feasibility of the physical simulation. In addition, to investigate the strain rate influence on brittleness with the background of dynamic loading related to rock engineering, the rate dependence of the brittleness is investigated considering the size effect. Six types of brittleness indexes proposed in the quasi-static loadings are studied under various loading rates with strain rates ranging from 10–6 to 103 s−1. The result indicates that not all the brittleness indexes are applicable in the dynamic regime. Two brittleness indexes are suggested to evaluate the dynamic gypsum brittleness due to its reasonable depiction of real dynamic brittleness. Gypsum is more brittle than marble under both quasi-static and dynamic loadings based on the analysis of brittleness indexes and cracking behaviour. Meanwhile, the experimental and numerical results confirm the influence of the brittleness of material on the cracking behaviours and imply that the artificial material should be assessed to ensure the validity and feasibility before the physical simulation of rock structures in engineering.

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Metadata
Title
Feasibility of Artificial Materials in Simulating Rock Failure Based on Rate-Dependent Brittleness Indexes
Authors
Chunjiang Zou
Suo Yingying
Kai Liu
Yi Cheng
Jianchun Li
Publication date
01-06-2022
Publisher
Springer Vienna
Published in
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering / Issue 8/2022
Print ISSN: 0723-2632
Electronic ISSN: 1434-453X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-022-02902-y

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