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Phase Field Characterization of Rock Fractures in Brazilian Splitting Test Specimens Containing Voids and Inclusions

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  • Shuwei Zhou
  • Xiaoying Zhuang
  • Jianming Zhou
  • Fang Liu

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  • Tongji University
  • Beijing Institute of Technology

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Original languageEnglish
Article number04021006
JournalInternational Journal of Geomechanics
Volume21
Issue number3
Early online date15 Jan 2021
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2021

Abstract

The Brazilian splitting test is a broadly adopted testing procedure for characterizing the tensile strength of natural rock or rock-like material. However, the results of the Brazilian test on specimens with naturally existing voids and inclusions are strongly influenced by size effects and boundary conditions, and numerical modeling can assist in explaining and understanding the mechanisms. On the other hand, the potential of utilizing the Brazilian test to characterize inhomogeneous deformation of rock samples with voids and inclusions of dissimilar materials still awaits exploration. In the present study, fracture mechanisms in Brazilian disks with circular voids and filled inclusions are studied by using the phase field model (PFM). The finite element method is adopted to implement the PFM to study the influence of diameter, eccentricity, and quantity of the voids and inclusions on the fracture patterns and stress-strain curves. The phase field simulations can reproduce previous experimental phenomena and furthermore it deepens the understanding of the influence of inclusions and voids on the fracture pattern, overall strength, and deformation behavior of inhomogeneous rock. The findings in the study highlight the potential of characterizing inhomogeneous rock through combining Brazilian tests and numerical modeling.

Keywords

    Brazilian test, Crack propagation, Phase field, Rock fracture, Voids and inclusions

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Phase Field Characterization of Rock Fractures in Brazilian Splitting Test Specimens Containing Voids and Inclusions. / Zhou, Shuwei; Zhuang, Xiaoying; Zhou, Jianming et al.
In: International Journal of Geomechanics, Vol. 21, No. 3, 04021006, 01.03.2021.

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Zhou S, Zhuang X, Zhou J, Liu F. Phase Field Characterization of Rock Fractures in Brazilian Splitting Test Specimens Containing Voids and Inclusions. International Journal of Geomechanics. 2021 Mar 1;21(3):04021006. Epub 2021 Jan 15. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2309.03909, 10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001930
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