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- Title
Dilation and Spalling in Axially Compressed Beams Subjected to Bending.
- Authors
Cho, N.; Martin, C. D.; Sego, D. C.; Jeon, J.
- Abstract
Laboratory testing of rectangular beams using a synthetic rock was used to investigate the onset of dilation and spalling. The beams are axially compressed and subjected to 4-point bending to provide non-uniform compressive stresses. The maximum tangential stress occurs at the top of the beam and rapidly decreases with distance from the top of the beam. This stress distribution was used to simulate the maximum tangential stress distribution found around circular excavations. The results showed using this beam test configuration that the onset of dilation based on beam displacement and visually observed spalling began at approximately the same stress level. Discrete element numerical analyses (particle flow code) were used to evaluate the stress path at various locations in the beams. The analyses revealed that spalling and dilation in the beams occurred well below the peak strength failure envelope determined from conventional laboratory tests. The findings suggest that the onset of dilation in laboratory tests appears to be a good indicator for assessing the stress magnitudes required to initiate spalling.
- Subjects
GIRDERS; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND construction; FRICTION; FRACTURE mechanics
- Publication
Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering, 2010, Vol 43, Issue 2, p123
- ISSN
0723-2632
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00603-009-0049-x