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ARABIAN JOURNAL OF GEOSCIENCES
Volume 6, Issue 5, Pages 1639-1646Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s12517-011-0463-8
Keywords
3DEC; Intact; Jointed; Mudstone; Uniaxial; Triaxial
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- Monash University
- Powerlink, Queensland
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Rock mass is a highly complex entity where the strength and deformation behaviour can be significantly affected by its secondary structures such as joints, fissures and bedding planes. Whilst many research works have been conducted to study the behaviour of a specific rock mass, a thorough understanding of its strength and deformation behaviour incorporating different joint sets has not been established. In this study, a comprehensive numerical modelling using a three-dimensional distinct element code, 3DEC, was undertaken to study the strength and deformation behaviour of a mudstone, locally found in Melbourne, in unconfined and confined states. The initial unconfined model established for intact mudstone was calibrated against the well-established laboratory-based empirical strength relationships and subsequently compared with some strength test data available for field samples. The intact unconfined model was then extended to study the strength behaviour in the confined state. The results obtained from this confined intact model were compared with existing strength criteria and were found in good agreement. The confined model was extended further to investigate the effects of joint sets and dip angles on the rock mass strength and deformation behaviour by incorporating two different joint configurations (one-joint and two-joint) with varying dip angles (0A degrees-90A degrees). This study found that the rock mass strength in a confined state varied significantly between the two joint configurations.
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