Influence of single flaw on the failure process and energy mechanics of rock-like material

摘要

This paper investigates the influence of a flaw on crack initiation, the failure mode, deformation field and energy mechanism of the rock-like material under uniaxial compression. The results of laboratory test and numerical simulation demonstrate the flaw inclination effect can be classified into three groups: 0-30 degrees, 30-60 degrees and 75-90 degrees. The characteristic stresses increase as the flaw angle increases. The tensile cracks initiate from gentle flaws (alpha <= 30 degrees) and shear cracks appear at tips of steep flaws (alpha >= 45 degrees). The input energy, strain energy and dissipation energy of a specimen show approximate increasing trends as the flaw angle increases. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.