A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach
An earthquake is usually followed by a considerable number of aftershocks that play a significant role in earthquake-induced landslides. During the aftershock, the cracking process in rocks becomes more complex because of the formation of faults. In order to investigate the effects of seismic loadin...
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description | An earthquake is usually followed by a considerable number of aftershocks that play a significant role in earthquake-induced landslides. During the aftershock, the cracking process in rocks becomes more complex because of the formation of faults. In order to investigate the effects of seismic loading on the cracking processes in a specimen containing a single flaw, a numerical approach based on the bonded-particle model (BPM) was adopted to study the seismic loading applied in two orthogonal directions. The results reveal that no transmission and reflection phenomena were observable in the small specimens (76 mm × 152 mm) because they were considerably smaller than the wavelength of the P-wave. Furthermore, under seismic loading, the induced crack was solely tensile in nature. Repeated axial seismic loading did not induce crack propagation after the first axial seismic loading. Cracks began to propagate only when the seismic loading direction was changed from axial to lateral, and then back to axial, ultimately resulting in the failure of the specimen. |
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spelling | doaj.art-572cd2c88a934fafb9966d350a6fc8112023-01-05T07:07:23ZengElsevierEngineering2095-80992022-10-0117140150A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model ApproachXiaoping Zhang0Qi Zhang1Quansheng Liu2Ruihua Xiao3The Key Laboratory of Safety for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering of Hubei Province, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; Corresponding authors.The Key Laboratory of Safety for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering of Hubei Province, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; Corresponding authors.The Key Laboratory of Safety for Geotechnical and Structural Engineering of Hubei Province, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; State Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaChina Institute of Geo-Environment Monitoring, Beijing 100081, ChinaAn earthquake is usually followed by a considerable number of aftershocks that play a significant role in earthquake-induced landslides. During the aftershock, the cracking process in rocks becomes more complex because of the formation of faults. In order to investigate the effects of seismic loading on the cracking processes in a specimen containing a single flaw, a numerical approach based on the bonded-particle model (BPM) was adopted to study the seismic loading applied in two orthogonal directions. The results reveal that no transmission and reflection phenomena were observable in the small specimens (76 mm × 152 mm) because they were considerably smaller than the wavelength of the P-wave. Furthermore, under seismic loading, the induced crack was solely tensile in nature. Repeated axial seismic loading did not induce crack propagation after the first axial seismic loading. Cracks began to propagate only when the seismic loading direction was changed from axial to lateral, and then back to axial, ultimately resulting in the failure of the specimen.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809922002740Seismic waveCyclic loadingCracking processesBonded-particle model |
spellingShingle | Xiaoping Zhang Qi Zhang Quansheng Liu Ruihua Xiao A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach Engineering Seismic wave Cyclic loading Cracking processes Bonded-particle model |
title | A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach |
title_full | A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach |
title_fullStr | A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach |
title_full_unstemmed | A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach |
title_short | A Numerical Study of Wave Propagation and Cracking Processes in Rock-Like Material under Seismic Loading Based on the Bonded-Particle Model Approach |
title_sort | numerical study of wave propagation and cracking processes in rock like material under seismic loading based on the bonded particle model approach |
topic | Seismic wave Cyclic loading Cracking processes Bonded-particle model |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095809922002740 |
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