Investigating asperity damage of natural rock joints in polycrystalline rocks under confining pressure using grain-based model
Mahdi Saadat, Abbas Taheri, Youhei Kawamura
Topics & Concepts
Asperity (geotechnical engineering)Joint (building)Overburden pressureGeologyGeotechnical engineeringUltimate tensile strengthShear (geology)Grain sizeCompression (physics)Surface finishMaterials scienceComposite materialPetrologyStructural engineeringEngineeringGeomorphologyRock Mechanics and ModelingLandslides and related hazardsTunneling and Rock Mechanics