Research Article

Study on the Interaction of Collinear Cracks and Wing Cracks and Cracking Behavior of Rock under Uniaxial Compression

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Simulation results of two unequal collinear cracks with varied bridge ligament (). (a) d = 5 mm, shear crack coalescence. (b) d = 10 mm, wing crack coalescence. (c) d = 20 mm, shear-wing crack coalescence. (d) c = 30 mm, wing crack failure. (e) d = 40 mm, wing crack failure.
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