Upscaling the Mechanical Properties of a Fractured Rock Mass Using the Lattice-Spring-Based Synthetic Rock Mass (LS-SRM) Modeling Approach—Comparison of Discontinuum, Continuum and Empirical Approaches

A numerical characterization of a fractured rock mass and its mechanical behavior using a discontinuum approach was carried out utilizing lattice-spring-based synthetic rock mass (LS-SRM) models. First, LS-SRM models on a laboratory scale were created to reproduce standard rock mechanical tests on T...

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Main Authors: Dominik Gottron, Andreas Henk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/12/9/343