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Development and Application of Rock Fracture Propagation Numerical Simulation System

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The mechanism of rock fracture evolution under loading has always been the focus of rock mechanics community. In this paper, to realize the development of rock crack propagation simulation system based on ABAQUS platform, the failure criterions which involve maximum tensile stress criterion, the maximum compressive stress criterion and the Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion (M–C) are programmed into the VUMAT subroutine, and the failure element deletion algorithm is introduced to investigate the deformation and failure process of rock blocks under load. Then, the proposed system is used to analyze the progressive failure process of rock samples under loading. By comparing with the test results, the causes and characteristics of crack expansion are studied, meanwhile the different forms of the rock failure process are explored.

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This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51804182), the Plan for Outstanding Youth Innovation Teams in College and University of Shandong Province, China (No. 2019KJG007), the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (No. ZR2020ME097). The Graduate Education Quality Improvement Plan of Shandong Province, China (No. SDYAL21062).

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  1. College of Resources, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Tai’an, Shandong, 271019, The People’s Republic of China

    Hui Wang, Hang Zhou & Shichang Shang

  2. College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, Shandong, The People’s Republic of China

    Hui Wang

  3. Lianyungang Architectural Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd, Lianyungang, 222000, Jiangsu, The People’s Republic of China

    Cheng Jiang

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Wang, H., Zhou, H., Shang, S. et al. Development and Application of Rock Fracture Propagation Numerical Simulation System. Geotech Geol Eng 40, 3075–3090 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-022-02080-2

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