Study of the Failure Mode of a Jointed Rock Mass due to a Stress Wave

Figure 10

Failure patterns of rock specimen crack when subjected to stress wave from I to IV. (a) λ = 7.6 mm. (b) λ = 37.98 mm. (c) λ = 75.96 mm. (d) λ = 189.9 mm.

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