Research Article

Stress Distribution and Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Mass Containing Two Openings Underground: Analytical and Numerical Studies

Table 1

The mesoparameters of numerical models in PFC.

Particle parametersParallel bond parameters
3.0 GPaEffective modulus3.0 GPaBond effective modulus

1.0Ratio of particle normal to shear stiffness1.0Ratio of normal to shear stiffness of the parallel bond
0.577Particle friction coefficient25.0 MPaTensile strength of the parallel bond
0.75 mThe maximum particle radius15.0 MPaShear strength of the parallel bond
0.5 mThe minimum particle radius
2.5 g/cm3Particle density