scholarly journals Study on the Generation Mechanism and Development Law of the Zonal Disintegration in Deep Burial Tunnels

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Ma ◽  
Jihong Wei ◽  
Jin Liu ◽  
Zezhuo Song ◽  
Yuxia Bai
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Maximum Stress ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Tensile Failure ◽  
Zonal Disintegration ◽  
Nonlinear Characteristics ◽  
Deep Rock ◽  
New Phenomena

In the development of underground spaces, we found that the mechanical properties of rock mass often demonstrate strong nonlinear characteristics. Some new phenomena emerge in deep rock mass engineering. This includes zonal disintegration and rock burst. Zonal disintegration is very important in deep tunnels. In this paper, we start with the mechanical properties of deep rocks to understand the preconditions for zonal disintegration. Using the Failure Approach Index (FAI), the process of zonal disintegration can be modeled by FLAC (FISH language). Our results indicate that tensile failure in the Supporting Pressure Zone (SPZ) is a precondition for zonal disintegration. Various factors that affect the generation of zonal disintegration are studied. When the maximum stress is in the axial direction, zonal disintegration will be present in deep tunnels. The high axial stress is necessary for zonal disintegration. We will present a zonal disintegration simulation in one coal mine for comparison with the borehole teleview data. We suggest some measures to prevent the development of zonal disintegration.

Discussions on Zonal Disintegration around Tunnel in Deep Rock Mass

2012 ◽  
Vol 594-597 ◽  
pp. 2285-2289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Jia ◽  
Tian Hong Yang ◽  
Chun Ming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Laboratory Test ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Hydrostatic Stress ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Numerical Code ◽  
Zonal Disintegration ◽  
Heterogeneous Rock ◽  
Deep Rock ◽  
Adjacent Fractures

Questions related to zonal disintegration such as difference between results from laboratory test and field monitoring test, as well as the effect of multi-axial stress level on zonal disintegration were discussed through numerical modeling by using a 3D numerical code called RFPA3D. Results show that the much smaller fracture spacing captured by laboratory test on zonal disintegration is due to the heterogeneity extent of the tested material. Zonal disintegration is an inherent character of heterogeneous rock mass, the more the heterogeneous the rock is, the larger the spacing between the adjacent fractures will be. The configuration of zonal disintegration is influenced by combination of stress level in three directions. Intact fracture rings can not be formed unless a nearly hydrostatic stress state exists in directions perpendicular to tunnel axis.

Numerical Study on Zonal Disintegration of Deep Rock Mass Using Three-Dimensional Bonded Block Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qingteng Tang ◽  
Wenbing Xie ◽  
Xingkai Wang ◽  
Zhili Su ◽  
Jinhai Xu
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Fracture Zone ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Zonal Disintegration ◽  
Block Model ◽  
Deep Rock Mass ◽  
Damaged Zone ◽  
Deep Rock

Zonal disintegration, a phenomenon of fractured zones and intact zones distributed alternately in deep rock mass, is different from the excavation-damaged zone of shallow rock mass. In this study, bonded block model of 3DEC was employed to study the fracture mode and origination condition of zonal disintegration. Initiation, propagation, and coalescence progress of fracture around the roadway boundary under different triaxial stress conditions are elaborated. Numerical simulation demonstrated that zonal disintegration may occur when the direction of maximum principal stress is parallel to the roadway axis. It is interesting to find that the fracture around the roadway boundary traced the line of a spiral line, while slip-line fractures distributed apart from the roadway boundary. The extent of the alternate fracture zone decreased as the confining pressure increased, and alternate fracture zone was no longer in existence when the confining pressure reaches a certain value. Effects of roadway shape on zonal disintegration were also studied, and the results indicated that the curvature of the fracture track line tends to be equal to the roadway boundary in shallow surrounding rock of the roadway, while the fractures in deep surrounding rock seems unaffected by the roadway shape. Those findings are of great significance to support design of deep underground openings.

An Examination of the Influence of Strain Rate on Subfailure Mechanical Properties of the Annulus Fibrosus

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane E. Gregory ◽  
Jack P. Callaghan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Nucleus Pulposus ◽  
Annulus Fibrosus ◽  
Maximum Stress ◽  
Axial Direction ◽  
Applied Strain ◽  
Circumferential Direction ◽  
Disk Herniation ◽  
Mechanical Responses

Disk herniation is often considered a cumulative injury in that repetitive stress on the posterior annulus can result in the nucleus pulposus penetrating the annulus fibrosus and eventually extruding posteriorly. Further, it has been documented that the nucleus pulposus works its way through the annulus through clefts, which form as a result of repetitive tensile strain. The annulus fibrosus is viscoelastic in nature and therefore could express different mechanical responses to applied strain at varying rates. Other viscoelastic tissues, including tendons and ligaments, have shown altered mechanical responses to different rates of applied strain, but the response of the annulus to varying rates of strain is largely unknown. The present study examined the mechanical properties of 20 two-layered samples of porcine annulus fibrosus tissue at three distinct rates of applied 20% biaxial strain (20% strain over 20 s (slow), over 10 s (medium), and over 5 s (fast)); these three rates are considered applicable to nontraumatic loading. No differences in the stiffness or maximum stress in each of the two directions of applied strain were observed between the three strain rates. Specifically, the average (standard deviation) moduli calculated at the fast, medium, and slow rates, respectively, in the axial direction were 7.42 MPa (6.06), 7.77 MPa (6.61), and 7.63 MPa (6.67) and 8.22 MPa (8.4), 8.63 MPa (9.00), and 8.49 MPa (8.69) in the circumferential direction. The maximum stress values reached during the fast, medium, and slow rates, respectively, in the axial direction were 0.40 (0.36) MPa, 0.40 (0.36) MPa, and 0.39 (0.35) MPa and 0.45 (0.47) MPa, 0.44 (0.46) MPa, and 0.43 (0.46) MPa in the circumferential direction. At submaximal strain magnitudes over a range of nontraumatic rates likely to result in clefts in the annulus and potentially leading to disk herniation, any strain rate dependence is not significant.

scholarly journals Progressive failure and friction motion characteristics of contact surface of composite rock mass

2021 ◽  
Vol 303 ◽  
pp. 01037
Author(s):  
Zhao Jinhai ◽  
Zhang Xinguo ◽  
Pan Haiyang ◽  
Chen Juntao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Rock Mass ◽  
Contact Surface ◽  
Failure Process ◽  
Single Fracture ◽  
Normal Contact ◽  
Deep Rock Mass ◽  
Failure Evolution ◽  
Deep Rock ◽  
The Relationship

The structural planes existing in natural rock mass can control the failure process of rock mass. Based on the progressive response-stability failure process of a single fracture interface, the relationship between progressive response and material failure of composite rock mass is discussed. The method of friction contact plane analysis in PANDAS numerical analysis software is applied to explore the correlation between the movement and mechanical properties of composite rock mass under external forces. The motion index is mainly represented by the sliding speed and distance of the contact surface, while the mechanical properties are mainly explained by the normal contact force, the friction of the contact surface, the friction coefficient and the material damage. The relationship between these six variables illustrates the progressive response relationship during the movement of the composite rock mass. Based on the static and progressive characteristics of the progressive response process of deep rock mass engineering, the failure evolution law and energy dissipation law of composite rock mass loading process and the synergistic failure characteristics of composite rock mass are discussed. The scientific problems that need to be studied in the structure, deformation and failure of deep rock mass are put forward. The reference is provided for the failure law of fractured rock mass in water inrush process under the influence of mining, as well as fault plate material and the study of mechanical state of rock mass in fault fracture zone.

scholarly journals Research on Failure Mechanism and Parameter Sensitivity of Zonal Disintegration in Deep Tunnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xutao Zhang ◽  
Qiang Gao ◽  
Shicai Cui ◽  
Changrui Duan
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Failure Mechanism ◽  
Deformation Modulus ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Zonal Disintegration ◽  
Deep Tunnel ◽  
Equilibrium Equations ◽  
Distribution Law ◽  
Deep Rock Mass ◽  
Deep Rock

With the increase of excavation depth, the zonal disintegration phenomenon appears in the deep rock mass, which is quite different from the failure mode of shallow tunnel. In order to analyse the failure mechanism of this phenomenon, an elastoplastic softening damage model was put forward based on the softening damage characteristics of deep rock mass. The constitutive equations, the equilibrium equations, and the failure criterion were deduced. The theoretical solutions of radial displacement and radial stresses and tangential stresses of deep surrounding rock mass were calculated. The distribution law of zonal disintegration in deep tunnel was obtained. The theoretical solutions presented an oscillating mode. The theoretical calculated widths of fracture zones were in good agreement with the in situ test data. Besides, the sensitivity of different parameters to fracture morphology was calculated and analysed. The results show that the relative loading strength has a controlling role in the zonal disintegration morphology, followed by the cohesion force and deformation modulus, and the internal friction angle is the least. This study reveals the morphological characteristics and influencing factors of zonal disintegration, which provides a basis for the prediction and support control of fracture modes.

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