Responses of Pre-Holed Granite under Coupled Biaxial Loading and Unloading Stress Condition

Underground excavation is a necessary process for constructing mines, tunnels and depots in granite rock mass. In this study, the numerical granite specimens were established by the discrete element method and confirmed by laboratory experiments in order to investigate the peak stress, cracking deve...

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Main Authors: Zilong Zhou, Zizi Pi, Yue Jing, Shaofeng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/12/3/372