A semi-analytical procedure for circular opening in strain-softening rock mass with the unified strength criterion

2014 ◽  
pp. 231-236
Author(s):  
L Cui ◽  
J Zheng ◽  
R Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Analytical Procedure ◽  
Strength Criterion ◽  
Circular Opening

scholarly journals Elastoplastic Analysis of Circular Opening Based on a New Strain-Softening Constitutive Model and Its Engineering Application in Hydraulic Fracturing

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Yang ◽  
Q. S. Ye
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Hydraulic Fracturing ◽  
Bearing Capacity ◽  
Fracture Zone ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Circular Opening ◽  
Elastic Peak ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Plastic Model

Constitutive effect is extremely important for the research of the mechanical behavior of surrounding rock in hydraulic fracturing engineering. In this paper, based on the triaxial test results, a new elastic-peak plastic-softening-fracture constitutive model (EPSFM) is proposed by considering the plastic bearing behavior of the rock mass. Then, the closed-form solution of a circular opening is deduced with the nonassociated flow rule under the cavity expansion state. Meanwhile, the parameters of the load-bearing coefficient and brittles coefficient are introduced to describe the plastic bearing capacity and strain-softening degrees of rock masses. When the above two parameters take different values, the new solution of EPSFM can be transformed into a series of traditional solutions obtained based on the elastic-perfectly plastic model (EPM), elastic-brittle plastic model (EBM), elastic-strain-softening model (ESM), and elastic-peak plastic-brittle plastic model (EPBM). Therefore, it can be applied to a wider range of rock masses. In addition, the correctness of the solution is validated by comparing with the traditional solutions. The effect of constitutive relation and parameters on the mechanical response of rock mass is also discussed in detail. The research results show that the fracture zone radii of circular opening presents the characteristic of EBM > EPBM > ESM > EPSFM; otherwise, it is on the contrast for the critical hydraulic pressure at the softening-fracture zone interface; the postpeak failure radii show a linear decrease with the increase of load-bearing coefficients or a nonlinear increase with the increasing brittleness coefficient. This study indicates that the rock mass with a certain plastic bearing capacity is more difficult to be cracked by hydraulic fracturing; the higher the strain-softening degree of rock mass is, the easier it is to be cracked. From a practical point of view, it provides very important theoretical values for determining the fracture range of the borehole and providing a design value of the minimum pumping pressure in hydraulic fracturing engineering.

Elasto-plastic analysis of a circular opening in strain-softening rock mass

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 38-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Bin-Song Jiang ◽  
Shui-lin Wang ◽  
Xiu-run Ge ◽  
Hou-quan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Circular Opening ◽  
Plastic Analysis

Study on Post-Failure Deformation and Residual Strength of Rock Mass Based on Hoek-Brown Criterion

2012 ◽  
Vol 170-173 ◽  
pp. 121-124
Author(s):  
Jian Xin Han ◽  
Xing Hua Tong ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Guo Fu Sun
Keyword(s):  
Rock Mass ◽  
Residual Strength ◽  
Strain Softening ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Strength Criterion ◽  
Stress Strain Curve ◽  
Strength Parameters ◽  
Softening Parameter ◽  
Residual Values ◽  
The Stability

In order to predict the stability of surrounding rock mass in geotechnical engineering, it is important to study the post-failure deformation property and residual strength of rock mass. Based on evolutional behavior of strength parameters, aiming at generalized Hoek-Brown strength criterion, selecting major principal strain as strain softening parameter, this paper presents the method of solving post-failure stress-strain curve . In numerical case, the effect of evolutional law of strength parameters ， and to deformation and residual strength is discussed and we can draw the following conclusions: the greater the residual values of ， are and the smaller the residual value of is, the post-failure strain softening curve falls more gently and the greater the residual strength is.

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