Investigation of Mechanical Characterization of Transversely Isotropic Rock Mass Based on Rigid Block Discrete Element Method

Figure 11

Stress-strain curves of rock mass with different strength ratios between structural surfaces and rock mass.

(a) The ratio of structural surface to rock strength is 0.25

(b) The ratio of structural surface to rock strength is 0.5

(c) The ratio of structural surface to rock strength is 0.75

(d) The ratio of structural surface to rock strength is 1