scholarly journals Tensile Cracks in Creeping Solids

2009 ◽  
pp. 112-112-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Riedel ◽  
JR Rice
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Cracks

scholarly journals Investigation of Damage Evolution in Heterogeneous Rock Based on the Grain-Based Finite-Discrete Element Model

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 3969
Author(s):  
Shirui Zhang ◽  
Shili Qiu ◽  
Pengfei Kou ◽  
Shaojun Li ◽  
Ping Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Grain Orientation ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Discrete Element ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Tensile Cracks ◽  
Rock Heterogeneity ◽  
Heterogeneous Rock

Granite exhibits obvious meso-geometric heterogeneity. To study the influence of grain size and preferred grain orientation on the damage evolution and mechanical properties of granite, as well as to reveal the inner link between grain size‚ preferred orientation, uniaxial tensile strength (UTS) and damage evolution, a series of Brazilian splitting tests were carried out based on the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), grain-based model (GBM) and inverse Monte Carlo (IMC) algorithm. The main conclusions are as follows: (1) Mineral grain significantly influences the crack propagation paths, and the GBM can capture the location of fracture section more accurately than the conventional model. (2) Shear cracks occur near the loading area, while tensile and tensile-shear mixed cracks occur far from the loading area. The applied stress must overcome the tensile strength of the grain interface contacts. (3) The UTS and the ratio of the number of intergrain tensile cracks to the number of intragrain tensile cracks are negatively related to the grain size. (4) With the increase of the preferred grain orientation, the UTS presents a “V-shaped” characteristic distribution. (5) During the whole process of splitting simulation, shear microcracks play the dominant role in energy release; particularly, they occur in later stage. This novel framework, which can reveal the control mechanism of brittle rock heterogeneity on continuous-discontinuous trans-scale fracture process and microscopic rock behaviour, provides an effective technology and numerical analysis method for characterizing rock meso-structure. Accordingly, the research results can provide a useful reference for the prediction of heterogeneous rock mechanical properties and the stability control of engineering rock masses.

scholarly journals Seismic Vertical Component Effects on the Pathology of a Historical Structure, Xana, Located in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasiliki Terzi ◽  
Asimina Athanatopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Analysis ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Vertical Component ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Initial State ◽  
Tensile Cracks ◽  
First Case ◽  
Three Dimensional Finite Element

The present study aims to investigate the effects of the seismic vertical component on the pathology of Xana monument which is a typical caravanserai, constructed circa 1375–1385 and is located in the archeological site of the municipality of Trainapoulis, Greece. The monument’s plan is rectangular and the three-leaf masonry circumferential walls support a hemicylindrical dome constructed by bricks and mortar. The structure consisted of two consecutive parts: one for the travelers and one for the animals. Nowadays, the triangular roof, that covered the structure, and the first part of the monument do not exist. Xana suffers tensile cracks along the interior surface of the dome, a vertical fracture located on the northern wall and vertical tensile cracks located at the openings. A three-dimensional finite element model of the initial state of Xana is constructed. Non-linear material behavior is taken into account as well as soil-structure interaction effects. An adequate number of near-field earthquake events has been used, taking into account that they are related to significant vertical components. The structural seismic analysis is conducted for two cases. The first case refers to the action of the two horizontal-component of ground motions while the second one takes into account the three translational seismic components. The pathology estimation reveals important information concerning the structural effects due to vertical accelerations.

scholarly journals Experimental Investigation on Fracture Evolution in Sandstone Containing an Intersecting Hole under Compression Using DIC Technique

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wu ◽  
Guoyan Zhao ◽  
Weizhang Liang ◽  
Enjie Wang ◽  
Shaowei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Fracture Behavior ◽  
Horizontal Displacement ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Propagation Mechanism ◽  
Shear Cracks ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Displacement Fields ◽  
Red Sandstone ◽  
Tensile Cracks ◽  
Dic Technique

Failure of underground structures, especially intersections, becomes more severe as the depth increases, which poses a new challenge for the safe construction and operation of deep rock engineering. To investigate the mechanical properties and fracture behavior of rock with an intersecting hole under compressive loads, a series of uniaxial compression tests was carried out on cuboid red sandstone specimens containing an intersecting hole with three types of shapes by digital image correlation (DIC) technique. The results showed that the existing hole inside specimens leads to almost a 50% reduction of mechanical parameters from that of intact ones, and this weakening effect is associated with the shapes of holes. Failure of specimens is a progressive process in which cracks, i.e., primary tensile cracks, secondary tensile cracks, and shear cracks, initiate from stress concentration zones, propagate along certain direction, and coalesce with each other into macrofractures. Both the real-time principal strain fields and horizontal displacement fields of specimens under compression could be visually displayed by DIC system, and they were in good consistency in characterizing the fracture behavior. Moreover, the propagation characteristics of primary tensile cracks were studied further by quantitatively analyzing the strain variation during the loading process, and the propagation mechanism of “open-close-reopen” of primary tensile cracks was explained in detail.

Measurement of the resistance of imperfectly elastic rock to the propagation of tensile cracks

1985 ◽  
Vol 90 (B9) ◽  
pp. 7827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindamae Peck ◽  
Richard C. Nolen-Hoeksema ◽  
Christopher C. Barton ◽  
Robert B. Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Cracks ◽  
Elastic Rock
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