Research Article

Modeling of Shear Crack Propagation in Rock Masses Using Mesh-Free LRPIM

Table 1

Horizontal displacement of the model.

Tangential stiffness (Pa)0.0E0.05E0.1E0.15E0.2E

Maximum horizontal displacement (mm)LRPIM7.069e − 26.829e − 26.604e − 26.393e − 26.195e − 2
FDM6.997e − 26.887e − 26.782e − 26.682e − 26.585e − 2
Error (%)1.00.82.64.35.9