Numerical simulation of a direct shear test on a rock joint using a bonded-particle model

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1315-1328

  Park, Jung Wook ^a   Song, Jae Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct shear test; JCS; JRC; PFC3D; Rock joint

Indexed keywords

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); FRICTION; ROCKS; WEATHERING;

BOND MODELS; BONDED PARTICLE MODELS; DIRECT SHEAR TEST; GEOMETRICAL FEATURES; JCS; JOINT ROUGHNESS COEFFICIENTS; MICRO PROPERTIES; PFC3D; ROCK JOINT; SHEAR BEHAVIOUR;

SHEAR FLOW;

DISPLACEMENT; JOINT; NUMERICAL METHOD; ROCK MECHANICS; ROUGHNESS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR TEST; SIMULATION;

EID: 70449534065     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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