Research Article

A Study on the Normal Transmission of a One-Dimensional P-Wave across a Single Nonlinear Joint in a Rockmass

Table 1

Material properties of the incident wave and the rock joint used for numerical calculation.

ParametersValue

P-wave velocity ()5,000
Amplitude of incident wave (mm)0.005
Coefficient of nonlinearity 7,000
Period of incident wave (ms)0.05
Number of time increment in a period of incident wave 5 × 106
Density of rock ()2,650
Allowable joint closure (mm)0.57
Initial normal joint stiffness ()2 × 109