Influence of calcium leaching on the mechanical behavior of a rock–mortar interface: A DEM analysis

Being a potential preferential way for water to flow, interfaces between host rock and engineered barriers are critical in the design of deep radioactive waste repositories. In case of cementitious materials, presence of water may lead to long term degradation by leaching. Such a phenomenon could impede the integrity of the confinement by its effect on the hydro-mechanical properties of the interface. Recent experimental results from Buzzi et al. [8] have evidenced some effects of leaching on the hydro-mechanical behavior of rock–concrete interfaces for one leaching time. This paper intends to investigate the influence of leaching on the mechanical behavior of rock–mortar interfaces by means of numerical simulations. These latter will be run for several leaching times to produce a better understanding of the phenomenon. For this purpose, a DEM approach has been developed to simulate the increase of the macro-porosity resulting from the leaching process. The implementation of the approach is first discussed. Then direct shear tests under constant normal stress are performed on a simple interface geometry and on a natural interface geometry. The results after Buzzi et al. [8] are corroborated by this research.     

溪洛渡水电站某危岩体稳定性及加固措施研究

在现场调查分析的基础上,提出了溪洛渡水电站某危岩体的两种可能失稳模式（剪切坠落或拉裂倾倒失稳）,进而建立了相应的稳定性计算极限平衡力学模型,而且对危岩体的变形和破坏特征进行了数值模拟分析,分析结果表明,危岩体抗拉裂倾倒稳定性较差,剪切坠落失稳的稳定性系数较高。在稳定性分析的基础上,计算出危岩体倾倒失稳时,安全系数为1.5时的锚固力,进而提出了危岩体加固方案：充填凹岩腔+填充裂隙+预应力锚索＋锚杆联合加固,数值模拟表明此加固方案效果良好。     

Spatial Variability of Rock Depth in Bangalore Using Geostatistical, Neural Network and Support Vector Machine Models

Geospatial technology is increasing in demand for many applications in geosciences. Spatial variability of the bed/hard rock is vital for many applications in geotechnical and earthquake engineering problems such as design of deep foundations, site amplification, ground response studies, liquefaction, microzonation etc. In this paper, reduced level of rock at Bangalore, India is arrived from the 652 boreholes data in the area covering 220 km². In the context of prediction of reduced level of rock in the subsurface of Bangalore and to study the spatial variability of the rock depth, Geostatistical model based on Ordinary Kriging technique, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM) models have been developed. In Ordinary Kriging, the knowledge of the semi-variogram of the reduced level of rock from 652 points in Bangalore is used to predict the reduced level of rock at any point in the subsurface of the Bangalore, where field measurements are not available. A new type of cross-validation analysis developed proves the robustness of the Ordinary Kriging model. ANN model based on multi layer perceptrons (MLPs) that are trained with Levenberg–Marquardt backpropagation algorithm has been adopted to train the model with 90% of the data available. The SVM is a novel type of learning machine based on statistical learning theory, uses regression technique by introducing loss function has been used to predict the reduced level of rock from a large set of data. In this study, a comparative study of three numerical models to predict reduced level of rock has been presented and discussed.     

应用力学机理的网络模拟预测隧洞超挖问题

概述了结构面的网络模拟技术的基本原理、方法和现状。在充分考虑岩石破裂的力学机理的基础上,结合野外测得的结构面特征参数,提出了一种基于力学机理分析的网络模拟技术,并把该技术运用到地下洞室的超挖预测中。通过某工程实例验证结果的准确性,预测的结果表明：考虑岩石破坏机理的网络模拟技术,能充分反映岩体结构面的几何特征,合理地预测地下洞室中的超挖问题。     

内蒙古"宝音图隆起"的归属讨论

对比研究表明,内蒙古"宝音图隆起"和狼山地区的古元古代宝音图岩群与新太古代色尔腾山岩群都是由中低级变质的各种片岩、大理岩组成,一致的岩石组合和变质相暗示二者可能是等同物而不是两个岩群.以物探资料为据的构造研究也证实,"宝音图隆起"与狼山地区之间并无槽-台级的大型断裂构造分开,二者实为统一的构造整体而不是分属槽台,只因两侧被两条近于平行的NE向断裂围限,使其总构造线方向呈NE或NNE向而与色尔腾山的构造线不同.结论认为,"宝音图隆起"仍是华北陆块的一部分,不属于内蒙古-大兴安岭地槽褶皱系.     

Hybrid finite-discrete element modelling of dynamic fracture and resultant fragment casting and muck-piling by rock blast

A state-of-the-art review is conducted to highlight the fracture mechanism in rock blast and advantages and limitations of various methods in modelling it. A hybrid finite-discrete element method (FEM-DEM) is implemented to simulate rock fracture and resultant fragment muck-piling in various blasting scenarios. The modelled crushed, cracked and long radial crack zones are compared with those in literatures to calibrate the hybrid FEM-DEM. Moreover, the hybrid modelling reproduces the rock fragmentation process during blasting. It is concluded that the hybrid FEM-DEM is superior to continuous and discontinuous methods in terms of modelling dynamic fracture of rock under blast-induced impact load.     

Electromagnetic signals associated with stick–slip of quartz-free rocks

We recorded clear transients in the electric and magnetic fields upon sudden slip in stick–slip experiments on dry, cylindrically shaped, quartz-free rock specimens of basalt and peridotite with a 30° saw-cut (representing a fault) at confining pressures of up to 120 MPa. The amplitudes of the measured electric field signals were always higher at the electrode pair oriented parallel to the strike of the fault than at the pair oriented perpendicular. This anisotropy suggests a preferred electric polarization normal to the slip surface. The transients in the electric and magnetic fields were observed only when the fault slip occurred by stick–slip mode, not by a stable mode of the sliding, and the amplitudes of the electric field signals increased with increasing stress drop. It is suggested that the generation process of the electromagnetic signals is closely related to the characteristic behavior of the fault at the time of the initiation of slip during stick–slip events, probably with respect to the intensity of the signals. We propose that one or both of the following two processes characteristic of the fault at the time of the initiation of slip during stick–slip events are essential for the generation of detectable electromagnetic signals: rapid slip along the simulated fault and separation of the rock masses across the fault.     

锦屏一级水电站引渠内侧自然边坡的稳定性

层状岩体顺层滑动但却存在反倾的后缘结构面的边坡稳定性研究尚未见到具体讨论。本文采用了数值模拟方法对锦屏一级水电站引渠内侧边坡的稳定性进行了分析,通过结构面参数折减法,求得该边坡稳定性系数为1.191,后端岩体对前端不稳定体不存在推力。通过数值分析方法和极限平衡法对结构面相关参数的敏感性进行了分析对比,对比表明采用参数折减法的数值分析方法结果可靠。本文为类似复杂岩体边坡稳定性判定提供参考。     

岩石颗粒破碎的尺寸效应

固体颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应是一种普遍存在的现象,冰块、岩石颗粒、陶瓷和混凝土块等的破碎强度都表现出随颗粒直径增加而减小的现象,分形模型为解释固体颗粒破碎强度的尺寸效应提供了可行的方法。本文采用Steacy和Sammis分形模型模拟了岩石颗粒压碎特征,分析岩石颗粒破碎后的颗粒分布规律,给出颗粒破碎分维的确定方法,建立颗粒压碎强度与粒径的理论关系,颗粒破碎强度与颗粒粒径的关系用分维D表示为fdD-3。已有的颗粒破碎分布的数据表明,岩石颗粒破碎的分维大约为2.50～2.60,颗粒破碎强度符合用分维表示的尺寸效应。     

随机-模糊处理方法在岩石力学指标统计及岩组划分中的应用

探讨了随机 模糊处理方法在岩石力学指标统计和岩组定量划分中的应用。文中对计算中的隶属函数取值及迭代方式进行了深入讨论。通过计算结果的比较分析, 认为随机 模糊处理方法更符合实际, 并优于其他方法。最后作者提出了岩组定性划分 岩石样本参数的随机 模糊统计分析 岩组定量划分及参数重新统计的分析程序。