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- ISBN: 9789058093080 | 9058093085
- Cover: Nonspecific Binding
- Copyright: 1/15/2000
This title covers the fundamental properties of rock joints, the method of laboratory testing of rock joints, and shear strength assessment under different loading conditions. This work is intended as a reference text for students and practitioners in mining and rock engineering.
Preface | p. IX |
Characterization of Joint Surface Roughness | p. 1 |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Roughness measurement techniques | p. 2 |
JRC measurement | p. 2 |
Fractal method | p. 4 |
Spectral method | p. 9 |
Digital coordinate measuring machine | p. 11 |
Fourier transform method and its application to measure surface rougness | p. 14 |
Physical and mechanical properties of intact and jointed rocks | p. 15 |
References | p. 16 |
Shear Behaviour of Clean Rock Joints | p. 17 |
Introduction | p. 17 |
CNS and CNL concepts | p. 18 |
Shear apparatus for laboratory testing | p. 21 |
Large scale shear boxes | p. 21 |
Loading device | p. 21 |
Measurements of displacements | p. 22 |
Laboratory modelling of rock joints | p. 23 |
Selection of model material for joint | p. 23 |
Preparation of saw-tooth and natural specimens | p. 23 |
Sampling and preparation of field joint specimens | p. 24 |
Laboratory testing of rock joints | p. 25 |
Shear strength response under Constant Normal Stiffness | p. 26 |
Normal stress and dilation behaviour | p. 27 |
Effect of normal stiffness on joint shear behaviour | p. 28 |
Effect of stiffness on shear displacement corresponding to peak shear stress | p. 28 |
Effect of shear rate on the strength of joint | p. 28 |
Tests on soft rock joints | p. 29 |
Effect of shear displacement rate | p. 29 |
Effect of boundary condition on shear behaviour | p. 31 |
Behaviour of unfilled/clean regular joints under CNS | p. 36 |
Shear behaviour of natural (field) joints | p. 37 |
Stress-path response of Type I, II and III joints | p. 42 |
Strength envelopes for Types I, II and III | p. 44 |
Empirical models for the prediction of shear strength of rock joints | p. 45 |
Summary of behaviour of unfilled/clean joints | p. 49 |
Effect of shear rate on shear behaviour of joints under CNS | p. 49 |
Effect of boundary condition on shear behaviour | p. 50 |
Shear behaviour of soft unfilled joint under CNS | p. 51 |
References | p. 51 |
Infilled Rock Joint Behaviour | p. 54 |
Influence of infill on rock joint shear strength | p. 54 |
Factors controlling infilled joint shear strength | p. 55 |
Effect of joint type on shear behaviour | p. 56 |
Infill type and thickness | p. 56 |
Effect of drainage condition | p. 63 |
Infill boundary condition | p. 63 |
Infill-rock interaction | p. 64 |
Effect of external stiffness | p. 67 |
Normal stress and lateral confinement | p. 68 |
Laboratory testing on infilled rock joints | p. 68 |
Selection of infill material | p. 70 |
Preparation of infilled joint surface | p. 70 |
Setting-up the specimen in the shear boxes | p. 71 |
Application of normal load | p. 71 |
Shear behaviour of Type I joints | p. 74 |
Shear behaviour of Type II joints | p. 77 |
Effect of infill thickness on horizontal displacement corresponding to peak shear stress | p. 77 |
Effect of infill thickness on stress-path behaviour | p. 81 |
Effect of infill thickness on peak shear stress | p. 83 |
Drop in peak shear strength | p. 83 |
Strength envelope | p. 87 |
Shear strength model for infilled joints | p. 87 |
Remarks on infilled joint behaviour | p. 90 |
References | p. 91 |
Modelling the Shear Behaviour of Rock Joints | p. 93 |
Introduction | p. 93 |
Existing models based on CNS concept | p. 94 |
Model based on energy balance principles | p. 94 |
Mechanistically based model | p. 97 |
Graphical model | p. 98 |
Analytical model | p. 98 |
Requirement of a new model | p. 102 |
New shear strength model for soft rock joints | p. 102 |
Application of Fourier transform method for predicting unfilled joint dilation | p. 102 |
Prediction of normal stress with horizontal displacement | p. 104 |
Prediction of shear stress with horizontal displacement | p. 105 |
Effect of infill on the shear strength of joint | p. 113 |
Hyberbolic modelling of strength drop associated with infill thickness | p. 113 |
Shear strength relationship between unfilled and infilled joints | p. 115 |
Determination of hyperbolic constants | p. 115 |
Development of a computer code | p. 119 |
Comparison between predicted and experimental results | p. 119 |
Dilation | p. 119 |
Normal stress | p. 119 |
Shear stress | p. 124 |
Strength envelopes | p. 126 |
Infilled joint strength | p. 127 |
UDEC analysis of shear behaviour of joints | p. 127 |
Choice of joint models | p. 127 |
Continuous yielding model | p. 131 |
Conceptual CNS shear model | p. 132 |
CNL direct shear model | p. 133 |
Discretisation of blocks and applied boundary conditions | p. 133 |
Results and discussions | p. 135 |
Summary of shear strength modelling | p. 137 |
References | p. 138 |
Simplified Approach for Using CNS Technique in Practice | p. 140 |
Introduction | p. 140 |
Underground roadway in jointed rock | p. 140 |
Boundary conditions | p. 140 |
Roadway excavation | p. 141 |
Stability analysis of slope | p. 143 |
Limit equilibrium analysis (initial condition without bolts) | p. 145 |
CNS analysis (considering bolt contribution) | p. 146 |
CNL analysis considering joint contribution | p. 147 |
Highlights of Rock Joint Behaviour Under CNL and CNS Conditions, and Recommendations for the Future | p. 149 |
Summary | p. 149 |
Behaviour of unfilled joints under various rates of shear displacements | p. 150 |
Behaviour of unfilled joints under CNL and CNS | p. 150 |
Shear behaviour of unfilled and natural joints under CNS | p. 150 |
Behaviour of unfilled joints under CNS condition | p. 151 |
New shear strength model by the authors | p. 151 |
Recommendations for further study | p. 152 |
Modifications to laboratory procedures | p. 152 |
Field mapping | p. 152 |
Effective stress approach | p. 152 |
Bolted joints | p. 153 |
Scale effects | p. 153 |
Extension in numerical modelling | p. 154 |
References | p. 154 |
Program Code for Shear Strength Model | p. 155 |
Subject Index | p. 163 |
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