The presence of geological structures such as faults, joints, and dykes has been observed near excavation boundaries in many rockburst case histories. In this paper, the role of discontinuities around tunnels in rockb...The presence of geological structures such as faults, joints, and dykes has been observed near excavation boundaries in many rockburst case histories. In this paper, the role of discontinuities around tunnels in rockburst occurrence was studied. For this purpose, the Abaqus explicit code was used to simulate dynamic rock failure in deep tunnels. Material heterogeneity was considered using Python scripting in Abaqus. Rockbursts near fault regions in deep tunnels under static and dynamic loads were studied.Several tunnel models with and without faults were built and static and dynamic loads were used to simulate rock failure. The velocity and the released kinetic energy of failed rocks, the failure zone around the tunnel, and the deformed mesh were studied to identify stable and unstable rock failures. Compared with models without discontinuities, the results showed that the velocity and the released kinetic energy of failed rocks were higher, the failure zone around the tunnel was larger, and the mesh was more deformed in the models with discontinuities, indicating that rock failure in the models with discontinuities was more violent. The modeling results confirm that the presence of geological structures in the vicinity of deep excavations could be one of the major influence factors for the occurrence of rockburst. It can explain localized rockburst occurrence in civil tunnels and mining drifts. The presented methodology in this paper for rockburst analysis can be useful for rockburst anticipation and control during mining and tunneling in highly stressed ground.展开更多
In many situations rocks are subjected to biaxial loading and the failure process is controlled by the lateral confinement stresses. The importance of confinement stresses has been recognized in the literature by many...In many situations rocks are subjected to biaxial loading and the failure process is controlled by the lateral confinement stresses. The importance of confinement stresses has been recognized in the literature by many researchers, in particular, its influence on strength and on the angle of fracture, but still there is not a clear description for the influence of confining stress on the crack propagation mechanism of rocks. This paper presents a numerical pro- cedure for the analysis of crack propagation in rock-like ma- terials under compressive biaxial loads. Several numerical simulations of biaxial tests on the rock specimen have been carried out by a bonded particle model （BPM） and the influ- ence of confinement on the mechanism of crack propagation from a single flaw in rock specimens is studied. For this purpose, several biaxial compressive tests on rectangular spec- imens under different confinement stresses were modeled in （2 dimensional particle flow code） PFC2D. The results show that wing cracks initiate perpendicular to the flaw and trend toward the direction of major stress, however, when the lat- eral stresses increase, this initiation angle gets wider. Also it is concluded that in addition to the material type, the initiation direction of the secondary cracks depends on confine- ment stresses, too. Besides, it is understood that secondary cracks may be produced from both tensile and shear mechanisms.展开更多
Before any rock engineering project,mechanical parameters of rocks such as uniaxial compressive strength and young modulus of intact rock get measured using laboratory or in-situ tests,but in some situations preparing...Before any rock engineering project,mechanical parameters of rocks such as uniaxial compressive strength and young modulus of intact rock get measured using laboratory or in-situ tests,but in some situations preparing the required specimens is impossible.By this time,several models have been established to evaluate UCS and E from rock substantial properties.Artificial neural networks are powerful tools which are employed to establish predictive models and results have shown the priority of this technique compared to classic statistical techniques.In this paper,ANN and multivariate statistical models considering rock textural characteristics have been established to estimate UCS of rock and to validate the responses of the established models,they were compared with laboratory results.For this purpose a data set for 44 samples of sandstone was prepared and for each sample some textural characteristics such as void,mineral content and grain size as well as UCS were determined.To select the best predictors as inputs of the UCS models,this data set was subjected to statistical analyses comprising basic descriptive statistics,bivariate correlation,curve fitting and principal component analyses.Results of such analyses have shown that void,ferroan calcitic cement,argillaceous cement and mica percentage have the most effect on USC.Two predictive models for UCS were developed using these variables by ANN and linear multivariate regression.Results have shown that by using simple textural characteristics such as mineral content,cement type and void,strength of studied sandstone can be estimated with acceptable accuracy.ANN and multivariate statistical UCS models,revealed responses with 0.87 and 0.76 regressions,respectively which proves higher potential of ANN model for predicting UCS compared to classic statistical models.展开更多
A destressing method for reducing the strainburst risk in burst-prone grounds is suggested.In this method,the rock is destressed by cutting notches at the excavation boundary.First,the concept of the proposed method i...A destressing method for reducing the strainburst risk in burst-prone grounds is suggested.In this method,the rock is destressed by cutting notches at the excavation boundary.First,the concept of the proposed method is described both analytically and numerically.Then,the method is applied to a tunneling problem.Several numerical models are built to study the destressing process and the failure mechanism around a circular tunnel.Results show that when the notch is added to the model,the rock at the tunnel wall is destressed,and the stress concentration zones shift to a farther distance away from the wall.Also,the analysis of the failure zone around the tunnel and the velocity of the failed elements show that the failure in the notched tunnel is less violent compared to that in the tunnel without the notch.Finally,a parametric study is conducted to investigate the influences of the notch dimensions on the stress distribution,deformation,and failures around the tunnel.展开更多
Because of the high importance of transportation tunnels,most precise analyses of stress concentration and displacement around them are essential to provide safety of them as much as possible.Recently,various numerica...Because of the high importance of transportation tunnels,most precise analyses of stress concentration and displacement around them are essential to provide safety of them as much as possible.Recently,various numerical methods such as finite element method(FEM),discrete element method(DEM),finite difference method(FDM)and boundary element method(BEM)have been used extremely in geosciences problems,but among these numerical methods,BEM has been used less than others because the computational algorithm is not so straightforward.This paper suggests the implementation of the indirect boundary element method(IBEM)as a formulation of BEM to analyze displacement around Shiraz-Esfahan railway tunnel in Zagros Mountains southwest of Iran.For this purpose,this tunnel has been modeled numerically using two-dimensional fictitious stress method(TWOFS)algorithm.To validate the results,they were compared with FEM results as a commonly used numerical method.Results of current theoretical study have shown that the presented approach using IBEM is reasonably accurate and can be used for analysis of displacement in geosciences problems.In rock mechanics,for problems with a low ratio of boundary surface to volume,FEM is not very well suited and may be cumbersome,but use of such a proposed IBEM approach can be particularly attractive.展开更多
The influence of closed and open surface flaws on the stress distribution and failure in rock specimens is investigated.Heterogeneous finite element models are developed to simulate the compression tests on flawed roc...The influence of closed and open surface flaws on the stress distribution and failure in rock specimens is investigated.Heterogeneous finite element models are developed to simulate the compression tests on flawed rock specimens.The simulated specimens include those with closed flaws and those with open flaws on the surface.Systematic analyses are conducted to investigate the influences of the flaw inclination,friction coefficient and the confining stress on failure behavior.Numerical results show significant differences in the stress,displacement,and failure behavior of the closed and open flaws when they are subjected to pure compression;however,their behaviors under shear and tensile loads are similar.According to the results,when compression is the dominant mode of stress applied to the flaw surface,an open flaw may play a destressing role in the rock and relocate the stress concentration and failure zones.The presented results in this article suggest that failure at the rock surface may be managed in a favorable manner by fabricating open flaws on the rock surface.The insights gained from this research can be helpful in managing failure at the boundaries of rock structures.展开更多
基金Financial supports from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council(NSERC)of Canada(CRDPJ 418932-11)Vale,LKAB,CEMI,MIRARCO,and the Open Research Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.Z015001)for this work are gratefully acknowledged
文摘The presence of geological structures such as faults, joints, and dykes has been observed near excavation boundaries in many rockburst case histories. In this paper, the role of discontinuities around tunnels in rockburst occurrence was studied. For this purpose, the Abaqus explicit code was used to simulate dynamic rock failure in deep tunnels. Material heterogeneity was considered using Python scripting in Abaqus. Rockbursts near fault regions in deep tunnels under static and dynamic loads were studied.Several tunnel models with and without faults were built and static and dynamic loads were used to simulate rock failure. The velocity and the released kinetic energy of failed rocks, the failure zone around the tunnel, and the deformed mesh were studied to identify stable and unstable rock failures. Compared with models without discontinuities, the results showed that the velocity and the released kinetic energy of failed rocks were higher, the failure zone around the tunnel was larger, and the mesh was more deformed in the models with discontinuities, indicating that rock failure in the models with discontinuities was more violent. The modeling results confirm that the presence of geological structures in the vicinity of deep excavations could be one of the major influence factors for the occurrence of rockburst. It can explain localized rockburst occurrence in civil tunnels and mining drifts. The presented methodology in this paper for rockburst analysis can be useful for rockburst anticipation and control during mining and tunneling in highly stressed ground.
文摘In many situations rocks are subjected to biaxial loading and the failure process is controlled by the lateral confinement stresses. The importance of confinement stresses has been recognized in the literature by many researchers, in particular, its influence on strength and on the angle of fracture, but still there is not a clear description for the influence of confining stress on the crack propagation mechanism of rocks. This paper presents a numerical pro- cedure for the analysis of crack propagation in rock-like ma- terials under compressive biaxial loads. Several numerical simulations of biaxial tests on the rock specimen have been carried out by a bonded particle model （BPM） and the influ- ence of confinement on the mechanism of crack propagation from a single flaw in rock specimens is studied. For this purpose, several biaxial compressive tests on rectangular spec- imens under different confinement stresses were modeled in （2 dimensional particle flow code） PFC2D. The results show that wing cracks initiate perpendicular to the flaw and trend toward the direction of major stress, however, when the lat- eral stresses increase, this initiation angle gets wider. Also it is concluded that in addition to the material type, the initiation direction of the secondary cracks depends on confine- ment stresses, too. Besides, it is understood that secondary cracks may be produced from both tensile and shear mechanisms.
文摘Before any rock engineering project,mechanical parameters of rocks such as uniaxial compressive strength and young modulus of intact rock get measured using laboratory or in-situ tests,but in some situations preparing the required specimens is impossible.By this time,several models have been established to evaluate UCS and E from rock substantial properties.Artificial neural networks are powerful tools which are employed to establish predictive models and results have shown the priority of this technique compared to classic statistical techniques.In this paper,ANN and multivariate statistical models considering rock textural characteristics have been established to estimate UCS of rock and to validate the responses of the established models,they were compared with laboratory results.For this purpose a data set for 44 samples of sandstone was prepared and for each sample some textural characteristics such as void,mineral content and grain size as well as UCS were determined.To select the best predictors as inputs of the UCS models,this data set was subjected to statistical analyses comprising basic descriptive statistics,bivariate correlation,curve fitting and principal component analyses.Results of such analyses have shown that void,ferroan calcitic cement,argillaceous cement and mica percentage have the most effect on USC.Two predictive models for UCS were developed using these variables by ANN and linear multivariate regression.Results have shown that by using simple textural characteristics such as mineral content,cement type and void,strength of studied sandstone can be estimated with acceptable accuracy.ANN and multivariate statistical UCS models,revealed responses with 0.87 and 0.76 regressions,respectively which proves higher potential of ANN model for predicting UCS compared to classic statistical models.
基金the Jiangxi University of Science and Technology,China(Grant No.205200100469)the Distinguished Foreign Expert Talent Program Funding(China)are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘A destressing method for reducing the strainburst risk in burst-prone grounds is suggested.In this method,the rock is destressed by cutting notches at the excavation boundary.First,the concept of the proposed method is described both analytically and numerically.Then,the method is applied to a tunneling problem.Several numerical models are built to study the destressing process and the failure mechanism around a circular tunnel.Results show that when the notch is added to the model,the rock at the tunnel wall is destressed,and the stress concentration zones shift to a farther distance away from the wall.Also,the analysis of the failure zone around the tunnel and the velocity of the failed elements show that the failure in the notched tunnel is less violent compared to that in the tunnel without the notch.Finally,a parametric study is conducted to investigate the influences of the notch dimensions on the stress distribution,deformation,and failures around the tunnel.
文摘Because of the high importance of transportation tunnels,most precise analyses of stress concentration and displacement around them are essential to provide safety of them as much as possible.Recently,various numerical methods such as finite element method(FEM),discrete element method(DEM),finite difference method(FDM)and boundary element method(BEM)have been used extremely in geosciences problems,but among these numerical methods,BEM has been used less than others because the computational algorithm is not so straightforward.This paper suggests the implementation of the indirect boundary element method(IBEM)as a formulation of BEM to analyze displacement around Shiraz-Esfahan railway tunnel in Zagros Mountains southwest of Iran.For this purpose,this tunnel has been modeled numerically using two-dimensional fictitious stress method(TWOFS)algorithm.To validate the results,they were compared with FEM results as a commonly used numerical method.Results of current theoretical study have shown that the presented approach using IBEM is reasonably accurate and can be used for analysis of displacement in geosciences problems.In rock mechanics,for problems with a low ratio of boundary surface to volume,FEM is not very well suited and may be cumbersome,but use of such a proposed IBEM approach can be particularly attractive.
基金The financial supports received from the Jiangxi University of Science and Technology(No.205200100469)the Distinguished Foreign Expert Talent Program Funding are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘The influence of closed and open surface flaws on the stress distribution and failure in rock specimens is investigated.Heterogeneous finite element models are developed to simulate the compression tests on flawed rock specimens.The simulated specimens include those with closed flaws and those with open flaws on the surface.Systematic analyses are conducted to investigate the influences of the flaw inclination,friction coefficient and the confining stress on failure behavior.Numerical results show significant differences in the stress,displacement,and failure behavior of the closed and open flaws when they are subjected to pure compression;however,their behaviors under shear and tensile loads are similar.According to the results,when compression is the dominant mode of stress applied to the flaw surface,an open flaw may play a destressing role in the rock and relocate the stress concentration and failure zones.The presented results in this article suggest that failure at the rock surface may be managed in a favorable manner by fabricating open flaws on the rock surface.The insights gained from this research can be helpful in managing failure at the boundaries of rock structures.
