Stability analysis of the blast-induced damage zone by continuum and coupled continuum-discontinuum methods

Engineering Geology

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Saiang, D ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

100 yielded elements; Blast induced damage zone (BIDZ); Blast induced radial cracks; Continuum discontinuum coupled model; Failed zone; Failure; Fallout; Volumetric strain

Indexed keywords

100% YIELDED ELEMENTS; DISCONTINUUM; FAILED ZONE; FAILURE; INDUCED DAMAGE; RADIAL CRACKS; VOLUMETRIC STRAIN;

BLASTING; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACKS; FALLOUT; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRAIN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

BLASTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; COUPLING; DAMAGE MECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLAC; GUIDELINE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; SAFETY; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; TUNNELING;

EID: 77957822456     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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