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Effect of confining stress on representative elementary volume of jointed rock masses

  • Wu, Na (State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology) ;
  • Liang, Zhengzhao (State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology) ;
  • Li, Yingchun (State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology) ;
  • Qian, Xikun (State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology) ;
  • Gong, Bin (State Key Laboratory of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, Dalian University of Technology)
  • Received : 2019.06.17
  • Accepted : 2019.08.03
  • Published : 2019.08.30
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Abstract

Estimation of representative elementary volume (REV) of jointed rock masses is critical to predict the mechanical behavior of field-scale rock masses. The REV of jointed rock masses at site is strongly influenced by stress state. The paper proposed a method to systematically studied the influence of confining stress on the REV of jointed rock masses with various strengths (weak, medium and strong), which were sourced from the water inlet slope of Xiaowan Hydropower Station, China. A finite element method considering material heterogeneity was employed, a series of two-dimensional (2D) models was established based on the Monte-Carlo method and a lot of biaxial compressive tests were conducted. Numerical results showed that the REV of jointed rock masses presented a step-like reduction as the normalized confining stress increased. Confining stress weakened the size effect of jointed rock masses, indicating that the REV determined under uniaxial compression test can be reasonably taken as the REV of jointed rock masses under complexed in-situ stress environment.

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Supported by : National Natural Science Foundation of China

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