Numerical Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior and Failure Mode of Jointed Rock under Uniaxial Tensile Loading

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Lithology</td><td class="align_center">Cohesion <i>C</i> (MPa)</td><td class="align_center">Friction angle (°)</td><td class="align_center">JKN (GPa/M)</td><td class="align_center">JKS (GPa/M)</td><td class="align_center">Tensile strength (MPa)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sandstone</td><td class="align_center">3.67</td><td class="align_center">26.8</td><td class="align_center">32.5</td><td class="align_center">19.3</td><td class="align_center">3.88</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Mechanical parameters of the joint.</div>

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Table 2: Numerical Analysis of the Mechanical Behavior and Failure Mode of Jointed Rock under Uniaxial Tensile Loading 