Evaluation of blasting-induced rock damage and fragmentation is very important for safety control construction in the jointed mass. The discontinuous numerical models are commonly applied due to advantages modeling treating discontinuities. In this paper, fracturing algorithm rate dependent strength law incorporated into deformation analysis (DDA) study wave propagation phenomena dynamic proble...

A comprehensive investigation was carried out to minimize the cost price of the rock fragmentation process including: drilling, blasting, secondary blasting and separating the large boulders (oversize rocks) while loading, until the optimized fragmentation, powder factor and ratio of burden (B) to blasthole diameter (?h) were achieved by doing several stages of drilling and blasting practically...

The unique structural characteristics and special symmetry of columnar jointed rock mass result in its complex mechanical properties strong anisotropy, which seriously affects the safety engineering construction. To better simulate natural mass, a geometric model reconstruction method based on single-random movement Voronoi diagram uniform seed points using feasible geological parameters horizo...

Most empirical and numerical approaches to design in rock mechanics incorporate rock mass classification. Numerical design methods generally use classification values to calculate input parameters for stress-based failure criteria. Empirical methods use classification to allow comparisons between similar rock mass conditions, generally based on a graphical design technique that differentiates s...