Experimental and numerical study of step-path failure in jointed rocks
Jun Xu, Yufeng Fan, Xiaochun Xiao, Jiaxu Jin, Xin Li
Topics & Concepts
Classification of discontinuitiesBrittlenessCoalescence (physics)GeologyComputer simulationStructural engineeringHoek–Brown failure criterionShear (geology)Geotechnical engineeringStress pathPath (computing)Stress fieldFinite element methodRock mass classificationMechanicsMaterials scienceComputer scienceEngineeringMathematicsPhysicsComposite materialProgramming languagePetrologyAstrobiologyMathematical analysisRock Mechanics and ModelingTunneling and Rock MechanicsGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis