Numerical simulation of tensile damage and blast crater in brittle rock due to underground explosion

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 730-738

  Wang, Zhi Liang ^a   Li, Yong Chi ^a   Shen, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blast crater; Charge mode; Erosion algorithm; Numerical simulation; Tensile damage

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; BRITTLENESS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCK MECHANICS;

BLAST CRATER; EROSION ALGORITHM; TENSILE DAMAGE;

UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS;

BLASTING; BRITTLE FAILURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; EXPLOSION; TENSILE STRESS; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33847266366     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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