Stability analysis method for perilous rock by fracture mechanics

Perilous rock is a type of geological disaster in mountainous areas. Research concerning perilous rock ruptures focuses on the expanding of control fissures in perilous rock under load action. Taking the control fissure in perilous rock as one crevice in a sample, a method employing fracture mechanics is established to calculate the union fracture strength factor along the rupture orientation at the terminus of a control fissure in perilous rock. The union fracture strength factor is a function of both the first and second type fracture strength factors. We define the ratio between the fracture tendency of rock and the union fracture strength factor as the stability coefficient of perilous rock. Further, it simplifies the rupture mechanism of sliding, falling, and toppling perilous rock as pressure shear and tension shear ruptures. We establish methods for calculating the first and second type fracture strength factors. The applications show that the stability status identified by the method is more reasonable and sensitive.     

Experimental Analysis on Crack Initiation Stress and Rupture Energy of Marble Failure

Based on the marble conventional triaxial test data, the crack initiation stress and rupture energy under different confining pressures are analyzed. Results showed that the crack initiation position is gradually close to the peak strength point with the increase of the confining pressure. The location of the crack initiation occurs in 50% ~70% peak strength. The rupture energy and confining pressure are in positive linear relationship as well as the rupture energy and peak axial stress. And sudden increase of AE energy count corresponds with the crack initiation stress. AE energy count and cumulative energy increase quickly after the crack initiation position, which increase significantly in the crack initiation point. The crack initiation point of theoretical calculation is in good agreement with acoustic emission monitoring. Mogi-Coulomb criterion is in keeping with experimental results.     

STUDY ON MIXED MODE FRACTURE AND STRENGTH PROPERTIES IN ROCK UNDER COMPRESSION

Mixed mode fracture in rock subjected to compressive loading has many differ-ent features in fracture hehaviour from those subjected to tensile loading,especially when the aper-ture is partly or fully closed.The traditional theory of elastic fracttire mechanics can not be used tosolove compressive-shear fracture problem. Based on fracture characteristics of rock under compres-sion,the formulas to calculate stress intensity factor are updated so that the new strength criterion isevolved to evaluate the crack initiation streilgth.The stress distribution and the relative displacementof crack surface in central slit is confirmed by FEM analysis.     

AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON CEMENT MORTAR SPBCIMENS WITN A CENTRAL SLITS UNDBR UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION

The cement mortar specimens with a central slits are tested under uniaxial com-pression.The test results show that tensile cracks initiate,as a rule near the tip and may propagatesteady for a certain length.Mean while shear fructures appear and propagate slowly to the failurestate in the zone of compressive stress concentration. So the fracture strength of rock under compres-sion might be differentiated into the initial tensile strength,the peak strength and residual strength.     

限制性剪切蠕变的渐进式破坏发育模式与本构方程分析

以标准红砂岩方形试样为研究对象,运用自行研制开发的软弱煤岩剪切蠕变试验设备和煤岩细观力学特性测控软件、超声波检测设备,对红砂岩限制性剪切、限制性剪切蠕变过程的破坏过程、破坏模式、渐变特性进行了分析。结果表明：红砂岩试样在限制性剪切、限制性剪切蠕变条件下表现出明显的渐变破坏特性;大部分试验过程中试样内部的超声波速减小幅度较小,仅在临近破坏处有明显减小;红砂岩限制性剪切蠕变破坏发育过程表现为先形成主控破裂面,又在其附近区域形成丰富微裂隙,并发育、相互贯通,最后克服剪切面摩擦力并发生突发式破坏,且伴有较大断裂声;其破坏模式发育过程呈渐进式,破坏模式呈突发式;建立了一种可以表征红砂岩剪切蠕变渐进式破坏发育过程的本构模型。     

STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF ROCK MASS WITH BIDIRECTIONAL INTERMITTENT CROSS JOINTS

In this paper,the strength properties of rock mass withrows of intermittent bidirectional cross joints by simulating models arediscussed.Work has been done on finding the failure mechanism of therock mass as well as the influence of joint direction and lateral pressureon tne strength of the rock mass.At the end of the paper,model testresults ahd FEM analyses are presented and strength criteria for thiskind of rock mass are proposed.     

Analysis on stress wave effect during the process ofrock breaking by pulsed jet

A mathematical model of rock breaking under pulsed jet is established by introducing the Johnson-Holmquist-Concrete constitutive relation and the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method. Based on this model, the formation, propagation and attenuation of stress wave during rock breaking by pulsed jet are simulated. The relations between pressure and time at different points on rock surface and the curve of peak stress wave versus distance to action spot are obtained. Destruction behaviors of rock under pulsed jet and effects on stress wave effect from jet velocity and lithology are studied according to the above calculation results, analysis results show that stress wave effect of pulsed jet acts locally and the peak stress wave shrinks sharply as the acting distance increases. The rock breaking mechanism of stress wave is tensile failure during the high speed process of load-unload. Power and effect range of stress wave is in high direct proportion with jet velocity. There is a threshold velocity before the macroscopic failure. Rocks of different lithologies have different destruction types under pulsed stress wave of pulsed jet. Destruction type of low strength rock like sandstone is crack propagation under the tensile stress during the high speed process of load-unload, while the destruction type of high strength brittle rocks like granite and limestone is vertical failure of stress concentration.     

固结煤矸石抗剪强度特征试验

依据现场大型剪切试验和室内直剪试验,研究了固结煤矸石的抗剪强度特性。试验剪应力-剪位移过程曲线表明,一定含水率条件下的固结煤矸石呈现明显的粘塑性体力学特性。以现场大型剪切试验煤矸石作为试样配料进行了室内直剪试验,分析了含水率和密实度对良好固结煤矸石试样剪应力-剪位移试验曲线以及抗剪强度参数的影响,在此基础上探讨了试样内煤及其它细颗粒的状态变化对固结煤矸石抗剪强度的弱化作用机理,最后对比分析了现场大型剪切试验抗剪强度参数值和室内直剪试验抗剪强度参数值的差异及其产生的主要原因。     

A Fracture Mechanics Solution for Control Fissures in Perilous Rock under Seepage Stress

Crack propagation of control fissures in perilous rock under loads is a key process in the failure of perilous rock. Based on the loading mechanism, the control fissures are classified into compression shear and tension shear types. By introducing a model of seepage stress, the calculating principle of the stress intensity factor and the propagation orientation of control fissure under seepage stress are put forward using fracture mechanics methods. Using Shoulishan perilous rock in the Wanzhou district of Chongqing, P. R. China, as an example, the calculated results show that there is an obvious increase of the stress intensity factor. The influence of hydrostatic pressure and hydrodynamic pressure also are analyzed.     

A Quantitative Description of Decreasing in Delayed Fracture Toughness of Metals Induced by Hydrogen

Based on the concept of unification between strength theory and elastoplastic fracture criterion,and using the approximate solution for elastic-plastic plane stress-strain field in the vicinity of a blunt crack tip of power-law hardening materials,which was established by Chen Chi,a correction is made for both decohesion theory and hydrogen-facilitated local plastic deformation theory.The results from the two theories are found substancially identical.     

The Seismic Shear Capacity of I-Shaped and T-Shaped Reinforced Concrete Structural Walls

There are numerous shear walls with flanges in the high-rise buildings in P.R.China.The shear strength formula for shear walls in Chinese design codes lacks experimental data,while test results in other nations lack aseismatic shear strength test results for shear walls with flanges under axial force.In this paper,we report low-cyclic reverse load test results of shear wall models with large dimensions,one shear wall having an I-shaped cross-section and two with a T-shaped cross-section.We discuss why the aseismatic shear walls of high-rise buildings with large height-to-length ratios have small shear span ratios.We assess the reliability of the shear strength formulary in the Chinese codes for design of shear wall using the international shear wall test results.     

Analysis of Fiber Renforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints Model

Due to the large stirrup ratio and reinforcement congest in beam-column joints, the ordinary reinforced concrete beam-column joints take inconvenience to construction. Cracked fiber renforced concrete (FRC) has strong bridge ability and better tensile performance so that it can replace part or all of the stirrups. Based on previous researches on resistance mechanism of reinforced concrete joints, a new model using FRC materials in the core zone of beam-column joints is presented. It is a kind of model in which horizontal shear supported by the diagonal strut mechanism and softening truss mechanism with a certain percentage. The calculation results of the model is compared with the existing test results. It is a bit conservative to specimens with low axial load ratio. However, the results are in line with the specimens with high axial load ratio. Therefore, the results totally demonstrate the rationality of the proposed model in this paper. Meanwhile, according to the proposed model, the shear capacity of beam-column joints can be not only calculated, it also check whether FRC compressive strength in core zone of joints and horizontal stirrup ratio meets design requirements, which has a higher practicability.     

Stability of various height waste dumps based on nonlinear strength criterion

Coal mining waste dumps are representative artificial accumulations of bulky rock and soil material. Certain factors make these dumps possess characteristics such as self organized criticality, nonlinear shear strength of the waste accumulation. We discusse the main waste dump characteristics and subsequently produced numerical simulations of the stability of waste dumps of various heights using the Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua and based on the Hoek Brown nonlinear strength criterion. The simulation calculation results show that the stability is a dynamic evolving process corresponding to increasing waste dump height. Safety factors, based on a nonlinear rule, vary with the waste dump height. Theoretical analysis and calculated outcomes reveal a progressive failure rule of waste dumps, and all indicate the methods we put forward are reasonable.     

Experimental Analysis of the Water Weaken Effect on Gravel Soil Roadbed Locating in the Reservoir Region with Different Compactedness

It is vital to get the accurate data of the shear strength parameters of gravel soil with different water content and compactedness before they conduct the stability analysis for gravel soil roadbed. Under several test conditions, a series of direct shear tests were performed by using some gravel soil samples obtained from a selected roadbed which is under the influence of water level fluctuation. The corresponding results show that the gravel soil cohesion increased as the water content of fine soil increases till it meets its peak value, then it will decrease as the water content keeps increase. However, the internal friction angle will decrease slowly with the increase of water content of fine soil in the initial phase, and then it will decrease rapidly as the water content keeps increase. And on the other hand, the fitted shear strength parameters calculated from the test data has been influenced by the pre-load values that used to prepare soil samples, especially for the condition that the pre-load value less than the normal stress value applied in the direct shear test. All in all, the fitted shear parameters will be controlled by the relationship among water content, pre-load value and normal stress.     

Analysis of Solid Fluid Coupling for Tunnel Excavation in Complicated Fractured Rock Masses

When tunnels are through water bearing section of fractured rock mass, a complex interaction process between rock mass deformation and fluid transportation is one of the most important reasons for water gushing, water bursting and mud bursting.To study the rock mass deformation and fluid transportation in tunnel excavation under complex geological conditions, a hydraulic model of complex crack rock mass was established from the relationship between the crack growth degree of surrounding rock in deep buried tunnel and the engineering scale, with which fracture network of different levels in rock mass could be considered simultaneously.Furthermore,a computer Fortran program was put forward to simulate the solid fluid coupling of excavation process of a deep buried tunnel.And it was found that the principal fractures had strong flowing action and network fractures had storage function and lag effect in seepage area.And the yield area of surrounding rock was increased under the coupling of seepage field and stress field.     

Experimental study on seismic behavior of beam-column sandwich joints with big beam-column eccentricity

Three specimens of sandwich joints with eccentricity being larger than a quarter of the column width in middle floor of frame are designed and loaded under cyclic loading. Their shear capacity, failure modes, and ductility, as well as energy dissipation are analyzed. The results show that the performance of sandwich joints with big eccentricity is good under cyclic loading. X-type reinforcements can be used to substitute for stirrups in the joint to bear shear forces. But the anchorage of longitudinal bars of beams in eccentric sandwich joints is relatively weak. Comparing to sandwich joints without eccentricity, the column longitudinal bars near the sandwich joints with big eccentricity are vulnerable to sudden change of strain.     

THE THEORETICAL ANALYSES OF SHEAR DESTRUCTION OF THE JAGGED DISCONTINUITY UNDER THE RESTAINING DILATANCY

In this paper, the formula which indicates the destruction behaviour and shear strength under the restraining dilatancy are put forward on the basis of the, reference [1] and with the asumption of elastic deformation, and the theoretical results are veritied through the model test.     

钢筋混凝土无腹筋细长梁剪切破坏机理模型研究综述

根据现有关于钢筋混凝土无腹筋细长梁剪切破坏机理问题的研究成果,介绍了基于修正压力场理论的抗剪模型、临界剪切裂缝理论、塑性理论、压力路径理论、劈裂破坏理论和基于截面应变分析的抗剪模型的基本假设、核心观点及受剪承载力计算方法,并给出总结、归纳及评析;另一方面,利用相关试验数据和ACI-DAfStb无腹筋细长梁剪切破坏数据库,分别对不同理论模型的受剪承载力计算公式进行了设计参数的影响评估和统计评估;并展望了无腹筋细长梁剪切破坏机理研究的发展方向。研究结果表明：不同理论模型的部分假设缺少直接的试验依据支持,梁腹混凝土的受拉（劈裂）或受剪（骨料咬合）以及受压区混凝土对抵抗剪力的贡献成为抗剪机制的主要分歧;不同受剪承载力计算公式对不同影响因素的考虑方式的合理性和计算结果的准确度均有待进一步提高。后续深入研究应综合考虑剪切破坏问题的随机性和物理属性,利用先进测试技术、应力演化分析方法,进一步揭示剪切破坏机理。     

索承式桥梁吊索钢丝腐蚀疲劳寿命评估

根据吊索镀锌钢丝腐蚀疲劳破坏特点,把镀锌钢丝腐蚀疲劳纹形成和扩展过程分解成镀锌层腐蚀失效、蚀坑萌生、蚀坑形成、短裂纹扩展、长裂纹扩展和断裂破坏等阶段,建立各阶段时间表达式,得到镀锌钢丝疲劳寿命表达式,提出基于断裂力学的吊索钢丝腐蚀疲劳寿命评估研究结果方法。通过算例分析复杂运营条件下腐蚀环境和应力幅等因素对吊索钢丝腐蚀疲劳寿命的影响,研究结果表明：吊索钢丝腐蚀疲劳寿命主要由钢丝镀锌层腐蚀、蚀坑发展和短裂纹扩展等3个阶段组成,为了准确地评估吊索腐蚀疲劳寿命,需要掌握大桥的运营环境和交通荷载。     

Experimental Analysis on the Behavior of Panel-to-lumber NailedJoints in Light Wood Frame Construction

To study their resistance performance, totally 222 specimens of panel-to-lumber nailed joints, in different configurations and used in light wood frame construction, were manufactured and tested under monotonic load. There are five kinds of destruction produced with nailed joints,which are model M-c1, rupture of panel, shear failure of panel, wood tear-off and push-through of nail. The resistance of nailed joints with vertical nailing is higher than that with toe-nailing, while the stiffness is almost the same. The angle between the panel orientation and dimension lumber wood grain affects the resistance and the stiffness of nailed joints little, while the angle between loading and dimension lumber wood grain affects the stiffness but not the resistance. The empirical equations to calculate the stiffness of the nailed joints are derived, thus providing reference for evaluating the performance of shear walls and diaphragm (floor and roof) in design of light wood frame structures.