Research Article

Effect of Material Properties and Strain Rate on Fragmentation of Anisotropic Rock

Table 3

Microscopic properties of particles and bonds of the sample.

PropertiesMaterial parameters’ value

Particles
Ball density (kg/m3)2620
Minimum ball radius (m)0.2e − 3
Maximum ball radius (m)0.332e − 3
Young’s modulus (, Pa)16.4e9
Stiffness ratio ()1.15
Parallel bond model
Young’s modulus (, Pa)16.4e9
Stiffness ratio 1.15
Normal strength (, Pa)52e6 ± 13e6
Shear strength (pb_, Pa)140e6 ± 35e6
Smooth joint model
Normal stiffness ( (Pa/m))15.73e12
Shear stiffness ( (Pa/m))6.38e12
Friction coefficient (φ)35°
Cohesion (sj_, Pa)36e6 ± 3e6
Tensile strength (, Pa)3e6 ± 0.5e6