Assessment of Rock Mass Strength Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis with the Distinct Element Method

Junbong Bae; Jeong-Gi Um; Hoyoung Jeong

doi:10.9720/kseg.2023.4.573

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Assessment of Rock Mass Strength Using Three-Dimensional Numerical Analysis with the Distinct Element Method 개별요소법 기반의 삼차원 수치해석을 통한 절리성 암반의 강도특성 평가

31 December 2023. pp. 573-586

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Abstract

Joints or weak planes can induce anisotropy in the strength and deformability of fractured rock masses. Comprehending this anisotropic behavior is crucial to engineering geology. This study used plaster as a friction material to mold specimens with a single joint. The strength and deformability of the specimens were measured in true triaxial compression tests. The measured results were compared with three-dimensional numerical analysis based on the distinct element method, conducted under identical conditions, to assess the reliability of the modeled values. The numerical results highlight that the principal stress conditions in the field, in conjunction with joint orientations, are crucial factors to the study of the strength and deformability of fractured rock masses. The strength of a transversely isotropic rock mass derived numerically considering changes in the dip angle of the joint notably increases as the intermediate principal stress increases. This increment varies depending on the dip of the joint. Moreover, the interplay between the dip direction of the joint and the two horizontal principal stress directions dictates the strength of the transversely isotropic rock mass. For a rock mass with two joint sets, the set with the steeper dip angle governs the overall strength. If a rock bridge effect occurs owing to the limited continuity of one of the joint sets, the orientation of the set with longer continuity dominates the strength of the entire rock mass. Although conventional three-dimensional failure criteria for fractured rock masses have limited applicability in the field, supplementing them with numerical analysis proves highly beneficial.

Keywords

true triaxial compression

fractured rock mass

distinct element method

3-D numerical analysis

principal stress

절리성 암반은 절리 또는 연약면에 의해 역학적인 이방성이 발현될 수 있으며 절리성 암반의 강도 및 변형 특성에 대한 이해는 지질공학 현장에서 주된 관심사이다. 본 연구는 마찰재료로 채택된 석고를 이용하여 단일절리를 포함하는 시료를 성형하고 진삼축시험을 통하여 진삼축 조건의 강도 및 변형 특성을 고찰하였다. 동일한 조건에서 수행한 개별요소법 기반의 삼차원 수치해석은 진삼축시험을 통하여 검증되었으며 타당성이 확보되었다. 수치해석 결과는 절리의 방향성과 더불어 현장의 주응력 조건이 절리성 암반의 강도 및 변형 특성 연구에 있어서 필수적인 요소임을 지시한다. 수치해석을 통하여 절리의 경사각 변화에 따라 산정한 횡등방성 암반의 강도는 중간주응력이 강화함에 따라 유의미한 증가를 나타내며, 증가의 폭은 절리의 경사 조건에 큰 영향을 받는다. 또한, 절리의 경사방향과 두 수평 주응력 방향 간의 상대적인 관계는 횡등방성 암반의 강도특성을 좌우하는 요인이다. 두 개의 절리군을 포함하는 암반의 강도는 경사가 더욱 급한 절리군이 전체 암반의 강도를 좌우한다. 두 절리군 중 한 절리군의 연속성이 짧아 암교 효과를 발휘하면 연속성이 상대적으로 긴 절리군의 방향성이 전체 암반의 강도를 좌우할 수 있다. 절리성 암반에 대한 기존의 삼차원 파괴기준식은 적용성 측면에서 한계도 있지만, 수치해석이 이를 보완하는 데 유용하게 활용될 수 있다.

키워드

진삼축압축

절리성 암반

개별요소법

삼차원 수치해석

주응력

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Publisher :Korean Society of Engineering Geology
Publisher(Ko) :대한지질공학회
Journal Title :The Journal of Engineering Geology
Journal Title(Ko) :지질공학
Volume : 33
No :4
Pages :573-586
Received Date : 2023-11-30
Revised Date : 2023-12-12
Accepted Date : 2023-12-13
DOI :https://doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2023.4.573

The Journal of Engineering Geology ISSN:1226-5268(Print) 2287-7169(Online) 지질공학

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