A constitutive relationship for jointed rock mass considering the change of roughness and its application
Xiaolin Li, Ge Zhang, Xinyi Chen, Chao Yang
TL;DR
This paper introduces a new model for rock joints that accounts for changing surface roughness during shearing, improving predictions of rock slope stability.
Contribution
The novelty lies in incorporating dynamic joint roughness evolution into a constitutive model for rock masses.
Findings
The model accurately captures shear stiffness evolution by linking displacement with roughness degradation.
Validation with laboratory data showed good agreement in peak and residual strength predictions.
The model outperforms traditional approaches in simulating slope failure processes and safety factors.
Abstract
The mechanical behaviors of rock joints plays a vital role in controlling the stability of layered rock slopes. Most existing constitutive models for jointed rock masses assume a constant initial roughness, ignoring its evolution during shearing and leading to inaccurate descriptions of shear deformation. To address this limitation, a new constitutive model for jointed rock masses is proposed, which explicitly considers the dynamic evolution of joint surface roughness based on the stress–displacement characteristics obtained from direct shear tests. The proposed model quantitatively links shear displacement with joint roughness degradation, providing a more accurate representation of shear stiffness evolution under loading. The proposed joint model was implemented into the numerical software and validated using laboratory shear test data under different normal stresses, showing close…
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Taxonomy
TopicsRock Mechanics and Modeling · Landslides and related hazards · Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis