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Velocity-Dependent Effect on the Peak Shear Strength of Rock Joints Considering the Distribution Characteristics of Contact Joint Surface

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This study aims to elucidate the mechanism of velocity-dependent peak shear strength (PSS) for rock joints by examining the three-dimensional distribution characteristics of actual contact joint surface. Shear tests are conducted on saw-cut joints (SCJs) and natural rough rock joints under varying shear velocities (v) but a constant normal stress. The test results reveal that the PSS of SCJs decreases with increasing shear velocity, whereas the PSS of rough joints increases with v. Through analysis of the impact of v on the contact area, a PSS model is developed. The model demonstrates that for SCJs, the contact area decreases with increasing v, resulting in a reduction in the basic friction angle. Conversely, for rough joints, the contact area decreases with increasing v. However, it is observed that, considering the distribution characteristics of the apparent dip angle of asperities on the joint surface, the average roughness of joint surface increases as the contact area decreases. It is the increase in roughness that subsequently leads to an increase in the PSS of rock joints. The new model incorporates the influence of v on both the basic friction angle and peak dilation angle, and the interplay between these factors determines the PSS of rock joints.

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  • Shear tests of rock joints are carried out under a constant normal stress with different shear velocities.

  • A peak shear strength model considering shear velocity is obtained by analyzing the distribution of joint surface and shear velocity on the contact area.

  • The influence of shear velocity on basic friction angle and dilation angle is taken into account in the new model.

  • The competition between basic friction angle and dilation angle determines the increase or decrease of the peak shear strength of rock joints.

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Acknowledgements

This study is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52208328 and 52104090) and the Special Projects of Science and Technology Innovation Entrepreneurship Funds by the China Coal Technology Engineering Group (No. 2022-MS003).

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China with Grant numbers (52208328 and 52104090), and the Special Projects of Science and Technology Innovation Entrepreneurship Funds by China Coal Technology Engineering Group with Grant number (2022-MS003).

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  1. School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing, 100044, China

    Liren Ban, Dong Zheng, Yuhang Hou & Chengzhi Qi

  2. Institute of Deep Earth Sciences, China Institute of Coal Science, Beijing, 100013, China

    Weisheng Du

  3. State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    Weisheng Du

  4. Fujian Research Center for Tunneling and Urban Underground Space Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China

    Jin Yu

  5. School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Chun Zhu

  6. School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia

    Chunsheng Lu

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Ban, L., Du, W., Zheng, D. et al. Velocity-Dependent Effect on the Peak Shear Strength of Rock Joints Considering the Distribution Characteristics of Contact Joint Surface. Rock Mech Rock Eng 57, 2523–2537 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-023-03690-9

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