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Effect of rock discontinuities on certain rock strength and fracture energy parameters under uniaxial compression

Exadaktylos Georgios, Tsoutrelis, C

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URIhttp://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/4E94574D-92B4-4482-A0C8-87767803F15E-
Identifierhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00423337-
Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1007/BF00423337-
Languageen-
Extent25 pagesen
TitleEffect of rock discontinuities on certain rock strength and fracture energy parameters under uniaxial compressionen
CreatorExadaktylos Georgiosen
CreatorΕξαδακτυλος Γεωργιοςel
CreatorTsoutrelis, Cen
PublisherKluweren
Content SummaryFive series of test blocks of Pendeli marble with artificially created discontinuities of different crack densities (simulating three mutually orthogonal joint sets) were tested in uniaxial compression in order to study the effect of discontinuities on: (a) the compressive strength and the modulus of elasticity, and (b) certain fracture energy parameters expressed by the ratio W A/W V, where W A is the surface energy and W V the volume elastic strain energy. Mathematical relationships are derived similar to those suggested by other authors relating strength parameters to crack densities. Such relationships clearly show a reduction in strength with increased crack density. The experimental results obtained permit the extension of Persson's relation (which refers to ideal intact rock) to the more realistic case of discontinuous rock mass by introducing the appropriate term that takes into consideration the effect of rock mass discontinuities on the energy ratio W A/W V. A comparison between laboratory results and field observations was subsequently carried out assuming the rock mass to behave as a linearly elastic material, obeying the Hoek and Brown failure criterion. This comparison showed that laboratory results can be extended to larger scale. Furthermore, in order to predict the in situ strength and stability of a rock mass in uniaxial compression (which is of major importance in underground excavations) certain concepts are proposed based on laboratory tests, in situ investigations and first principles of linear elastic fracture mechanics. en
Type of ItemPeer-Reviewed Journal Publicationen
Type of ItemΔημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτέςel
Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
Date of Item2015-11-19-
Date of Publication1993-
SubjectRock discontinuities en
SubjectUniaxial compressionen
SubjectFracture mechanics en
SubjectScale effecten
SubjectStability en
Bibliographic CitationC. E. Tsoutrelis and G. E. Exadaktylos, "Effect of rock discontinuities on certain rock strength and fracture energy parameters under uniaxial compression," Geotech. Geologic. Eng., vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 81-105, Jun. 1993. doi:10.1007/BF00423337en

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