Contributions of Rock Mass Structure to the Emplacement of Fragmenting Rockfalls and Rockslides: Insights From Laboratory Experiments

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiwen Lin ◽  
Qiangong Cheng ◽  
Kun Li ◽  
Yu Xie ◽  
Yufeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Rock Mass Structure

scholarly journals Evolution Pattern and Matching Mode of Precursor Information about Water Inrush in a Karst Tunnel

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 1579
Author(s):  
Jie Song ◽  
Diyang Chen ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Yufeng Bi ◽  
Shang Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Stress Field ◽  
Displacement Field ◽  
Water Inrush ◽  
Seepage Field ◽  
Karst Tunnel ◽  
Rock Mass Structure ◽  
Evolution Pattern ◽  
Water Blocking ◽  
Precursor Information

The water inrush of the Shangjiawan karst tunnel is used to study the evolution pattern of precursor water inrush information in water-filled caves and to further reveal the matching mode of the information. The three-dimensional numerical method FLAC3D was used to simulate the evolution process of water inrush after damage to a water-blocking rock mass structure in a water-filled cave and to obtain the evolution pattern of precursor water-inrush information caused by the damage. The results show that the multifield response to the characteristic precursor information of the water-inrush pattern after the fracture of the water-blocking rock mass follows the order of stress-field displacement-field seepage-field. Further, the matching pattern of the information shows that the stress field increased first and then decreased, the displacement field always increased, and the seepage field increased first and then decreased.

Rock mass structure analysis based on seismic velocity and attenuation images

2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (13) ◽  
pp. 1211-1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Chang ◽  
Yike Liu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Xing Gao
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Seismic Velocity ◽  
Rock Mass Structure

Evaluation Method for Rock Mass Structure Integrity Based on Borehole Multivariate Data

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinchao Wang ◽  
Hanhua Xu ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Chuanying Wang ◽  
Zengqiang Han
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Multivariate Data ◽  
Rock Mass Structure

Assessment of Weathering Effects on Rock Mass Structure

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Vahid Alavi Nezhad Khalil Abad ◽  
Edy Tonnizam Mohamad ◽  
Ibrahim Komoo ◽  
Roohollah Kalatehjari
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Stereographic Projection ◽  
Granitic Rock ◽  
Rock Mass Structure ◽  
Joint Spacing ◽  
Specific Relation ◽  
Joint Characteristics ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Weathering Effects

This paper presents an assessment of weathering effect to the rock mass structure by studying the joint characteristics of tropically weathered granite. Joint survey was performed by scanline method and the results were analyzed statistically by stereographic projection plots. The overall trend of mean joint spacing followed a sharp decrement from fresh to moderately weathered zone and then a slight increment to highly and completely weathered zones, whereas the overall trend of mean joint trace length showed a gradual decrement over progress of weathering. In addition, the degree of joints inclination and weathering zones revealed an increasing trend in the percentage of horizontal joints from fresh to completely weathered rocks, while no specific relation was found between the numbers of major joint set and different weathering zones. The results of this study may contribute to understanding the behavior and better classification of weathered granitic rock mass as a heterogeneous mass in engineering works.

Rock mass structure

1999 ◽  
pp. 48-86
Author(s):  
B. H. G. Brady ◽  
E. T. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Rock Mass Structure

Evolution and Hierarchical Characteristics of Rock Mass Structure

2010 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Chai Bo ◽  
Yin Kunlong ◽  
Du Juan ◽  
Dai Yunxia ◽  
Miao Haibo
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Rock Mass Structure

Fractal Description of Rock Mass Structure Representative Elementary Volume

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 439-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ting Ting Zhang ◽  
E Chuan Yan ◽  
Xian Ming Hu ◽  
Yang Bing Cao
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Fractal Theory ◽  
Fractal Dimensions ◽  
Representative Elementary Volume ◽  
Mechanical Parameter ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Elementary Volume ◽  
Rock Mass Structure ◽  
Box Counting ◽  
Discontinuity Network

The mechanical parameters of the rock masses are scale dependent because of the existence of the discontinuities. The self-similarity of the discontinuities makes the application of fractal theory in the description of the rock mass structure possible. The novel point in this study is that the structure representative elementary volume (SREV) of rock mass is proposed. Rock mass structures were obtained through the two-dimensional discontinuity network simulation results, from which ten pieces of square rock mass specimens were chosen. The side lengths of the specimens were increased in turn from 1m to 10m. And the fractal dimension of each specimen with different sizes was calculated by the box-counting principal of the fractal geometry. The fractal dimensions of the rack mass structures became larger with their side lengths increasing, and finally stable. And the SREV of the rock mass was determined based on the variation rule of the fractal dimensions. Further, the relation between the structure representative elementary volume (SREV) and mechanical parameter representative elementary volume (REV) was qualitatively analyzed from the strength differences between the discontinuities and intact rock. And the conclusion was inferred that the size of the SREV was the upper limit of mechanical parameter REV. Meanwhile, the conclusion was verified by the results of the finite element method. This study can provided a referring value for the estimation of the mechanical parameter REV in future.

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