Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models
Abstract A cataclastic rock mass is a poor type of engineering geological rock mass. The determination of the shear failure characteristics and shear strengths of cataclastic rock masses can provide key basis for the design and construction of infrastructure. Physical model samples of a sandstone ca...
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| description | Abstract A cataclastic rock mass is a poor type of engineering geological rock mass. The determination of the shear failure characteristics and shear strengths of cataclastic rock masses can provide key basis for the design and construction of infrastructure. Physical model samples of a sandstone cataclastic rock mass were first produced by a combination of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology and manual pouring. Shear tests were conducted with respect to the shear stresses parallel to the trace line plane and perpendicular to the trace line plane of the cataclastic rock mass model. Based on an extensive analysis of the shear failure characteristic, shear stress evolution characteristic curve and shear strength. When the shear stress was parallel to the trace line plane, and when the rock block that was cut and confined by the trace line exhibited a significant tip, the end stress concentration effect of the cataclastic rock mass was more significant during the shear process with the anisotropy of the rock block increased. In addition, the shapes of the rock blocks that were confined and cut by the joints were the main influencing factors of the strength of the cataclastic rock mass. When the shear stress was perpendicular to the trace line plane, the structure of the rock wall was the main influencing factor of the deformation and failure process of the shear failure plane and the shear strength. The physical and mechanical properties of the shear failure plane of the cataclastic rock mass were found to be closely related to the joint–rock wall system characteristics of the cataclastic rock mass. Therefore, when determining the shear strength of cataclastic rock mass, the shape and combination form of the rock block, shear direction, and structural failure characteristics of the rock wall should be comprehensively considered during the shear process. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56a77750fa5341928edf43c5c3aa04d02023-03-26T11:09:29ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-03-0113111710.1038/s41598-023-31957-2Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing modelsShan Dong0Zhichun Lu1Xi Hu2Badong National Observation and Research Station of Geohazards, China University of GeosciencesCISPDR CorporationBadong National Observation and Research Station of Geohazards, China University of GeosciencesAbstract A cataclastic rock mass is a poor type of engineering geological rock mass. The determination of the shear failure characteristics and shear strengths of cataclastic rock masses can provide key basis for the design and construction of infrastructure. Physical model samples of a sandstone cataclastic rock mass were first produced by a combination of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology and manual pouring. Shear tests were conducted with respect to the shear stresses parallel to the trace line plane and perpendicular to the trace line plane of the cataclastic rock mass model. Based on an extensive analysis of the shear failure characteristic, shear stress evolution characteristic curve and shear strength. When the shear stress was parallel to the trace line plane, and when the rock block that was cut and confined by the trace line exhibited a significant tip, the end stress concentration effect of the cataclastic rock mass was more significant during the shear process with the anisotropy of the rock block increased. In addition, the shapes of the rock blocks that were confined and cut by the joints were the main influencing factors of the strength of the cataclastic rock mass. When the shear stress was perpendicular to the trace line plane, the structure of the rock wall was the main influencing factor of the deformation and failure process of the shear failure plane and the shear strength. The physical and mechanical properties of the shear failure plane of the cataclastic rock mass were found to be closely related to the joint–rock wall system characteristics of the cataclastic rock mass. Therefore, when determining the shear strength of cataclastic rock mass, the shape and combination form of the rock block, shear direction, and structural failure characteristics of the rock wall should be comprehensively considered during the shear process.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31957-2 |
| spellingShingle | Shan Dong Zhichun Lu Xi Hu Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models Scientific Reports |
| title | Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models |
| title_full | Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models |
| title_fullStr | Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models |
| title_short | Experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3D printing models |
| title_sort | experimental study on strength and failure characteristics of sandstone rock mass with complex cataclastic structure using 3d printing models |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31957-2 |
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