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Three-dimensional numerical study on the failure characteristics of intermittent fissures under compressive-shear loads

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A 3-D conjugated bond-pair-based peridynamic model is developed to comprehensively investigate failure characteristics of rock-like materials with intermittent fissures in the compressive-shear loading tests. Rock-like specimens containing one single central fissure are first simulated. Numerical results indicate that the 3-D conjugated bond-pair-based peridynamic model can faithfully reproduce failure characteristics of rock-like materials under compressive-shear loads. Then, the failure characteristics of rock-like specimens containing two parallel central intermittent fissures are numerically investigated. Effects of fissure inclination angle, fissure ligament length and rock bridge angle on fracturing behaviors, such as crack coalescence patterns, are also studied as well as crack initiation stress and coalescence stress.

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51839009, 51679017), National Program on Key Basic Research 973 Project of China (Grant No. 2014CB046903), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 106112017CDJXSYY0001) and Natural Science Foundation Project of CQ-CSTC (Grant Nos. cstc2016jcyjys0005 and cstc2017jcyj-yszxX0013 and cstc2017jcyjA1250). Authors especially would like to thank the financial support from Mr. Hong-Wu Weng original research foundation in Peking University of China.

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    Yun-Teng Wang & Xiao-Ping Zhou

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    Yun-Teng Wang, Xiao-Ping Zhou & Miao-Miao Kou

  3. Key Laboratory of New Technology for Construction of Cities in Mountain Area, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, People’s Republic of China

    Yun-Teng Wang, Xiao-Ping Zhou & Miao-Miao Kou

  4. State Key Laboratory of Coal Mine Disaster Dynamics and Control, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400045, People’s Republic of China

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Wang, YT., Zhou, XP. & Kou, MM. Three-dimensional numerical study on the failure characteristics of intermittent fissures under compressive-shear loads. Acta Geotech. 14, 1161–1193 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-018-0709-7

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