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Geomechanics and Engineering Volume 16, Number 1, September20 2018 , pages 49-58 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2018.16.1.049 |
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Crack behaviour of top layer in layered rocks |
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Xu Chang, Wenya Ma, Zhenhua Li and Hui Wang
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| Abstract | ||
| Open-mode cracks could be commonly observed in layered rocks. A concept model is firstly used to explore the mechanism of the vertical cracks (VCs) in the top layer. Then the crack behaviour of the two-layer model is simulated based on a cohesive zone model (CZM) for layer interfaces and a plastic-damage model for rocks. The model indicates that the tensile stress normal to the VCs changes to compression if the crack spacing to layer thickness ratio is lower than a threshold. The results indicate that there is a threshold for interfacial shear strength that controls the crack patterns of the layered system. If the shear strength is lower than the threshold, the top layer is meshed by the VCs and interfacial cracks (ICs). When the shear strength is higher than the threshold, the top layer is meshed by the VCs and parallel cracks (PCs). If the shear strength is comparative to the threshold, a combining pattern of VCs, PCs and ICs for the top layer can be formed. The evolutions of stress distribution in the crack-bound block indicate that the ICs and PCs can reduce the load transferred for the substrate layer, and thus leads to a crack saturation state. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| interface cracks; vertical crack; parallel crack; shear strength; layered rock | ||
| Address | ||
| Xu Chang: 1.) International Joint Research Laboratory of Henan Province for Underground Space Development and Disaster Prevention, Jiaozuo, China 2.) School of Civil Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China Wenya Ma, Zhenhua Li and Hui Wang: School of Civil Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China | ||