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

Figure 14

Mechanical properties of rock mass under different joint spacing conditions.

(a) Stress-strain curve of rock with structural surface spacing of 5 mm

(b) Stress-strain curve of rock with structural surface spacing of 20 mm

(c) Stress-strain curve of rock with structural surface spacing of 50 mm