Investigation on the failure mechanism of the collapse of the columnar jointed basalt in underground cavern

Columnar jointed basalt (CJB) is a kind of jointed rock with a polygonal cylinder mosaic structure that has complex mechanical properties such as discontinuity and heterogeneity. The typical geological structure of the CJB is the intercolumnar joint plane and the implicit joint plane, which obviousl...

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Main Authors: Jin-Shuai Zhao, Jian-Cong Zhang, Shu-Feng Pei, Liang Xing, Chong-Feng Chen, Guang-Duan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2024.1378264/full