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Numerical Modeling of Failure Process in Cohesive Geomaterials

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Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials in the New Millennium (IWBDG 2014)

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This paper is devoted to numerical modeling of failure process in anisotropic rocks. An extended Rigid Block Spring Method (RBSM) is proposed to describe the onset and propagation of cracks. The continuous rock material is replaced by an equivalent discrete assembly of rigid blocks using the Voronoi scheme. The material strength and deformation are described by an appropriate constitutive law and failure criterion of interfaces between blocks. The proposed method is applied to an anisotropic rock containing parallel bedding planes. The influence of the initial anisotropy on the failure process of material is investigated.

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  1. LML, UMR8107 CNRS, University of Lille I, Villeneuve d’Ascq, France

    C. Yao & J. F. Shao

  2. School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China

    C. Yao & Q. H. Jiang

  3. College of Civil Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China

    J. F. Shao

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  1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

    Kam-Tim Chau

  2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

    Jidong Zhao

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Yao, C., Jiang, Q.H., Shao, J.F. (2015). Numerical Modeling of Failure Process in Cohesive Geomaterials. In: Chau, KT., Zhao, J. (eds) Bifurcation and Degradation of Geomaterials in the New Millennium. IWBDG 2014. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13506-9_7

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