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Effect of Joint Orientation on the Breakage Behavior of Jointed Rock Mass Loaded by Disc Cutters

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Abbreviations

B :

Thickness of rock specimens

E :

Young’s modulus of the granite

E c :

Crack propagation energy

E I :

Energy consumed by mode I cracks

E I I :

Energy consumed by mode II cracks

E I–I I :

Energy consumed by mixed mode I–II cracks

F n :

Normal force acting on the joint plane

F s :

Frictional force along the joint plane

G :

Shear modulus of the granite

G I :

Mode I strain energy release rate

G I I :

Mode II strain energy release rate

G I –II :

Mixed mode I/II strain energy release rate

k I :

Mode I stress intensity factor

k I I :

Mode II stress intensity factor

k I C :

Mode I fracture toughness

k I IC :

Mode II fracture toughness

p :

Penetration depth

SE:

Specific energy

SEc :

Crack propagation-specific energy

V :

Volume of rock chips

\({\upvarepsilon }_{1}\) :

The maximum principal strain

\({\upvarepsilon }_{3}\) :

The minimum principal strain

\({\uptau }_{xy}\) :

Shear stress

\({\upgamma }_{xy}\) :

Shear strain

\({\upsigma }_{1}\) :

The maximum principal stress

\({\upupsilon }\) :

Poisson’s ratio of the granite

Δa :

Length incensement of cracks

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The financial support from Project supported by graduate research and innovation foundation of Chongqing, China (Grant No. CYB19015) and Natural Science Fund of China (Nos. 51879016) is greatly appreciated.

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  2. National Breeding Base of Technology and Innovation Platform for Automatic-Monitoring of Geologic Hazards, Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Automatic Monitoring for Geological Hazards, Chongqing, 400042, China

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Liu, B., Yang, H., Haque, E. et al. Effect of Joint Orientation on the Breakage Behavior of Jointed Rock Mass Loaded by Disc Cutters. Rock Mech Rock Eng 54, 2087–2108 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-021-02379-1

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