• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.180-186
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• 2003

The fracture processes under dynamic loading in tension were simulated using a proposed numerical approach and analyzed to determine dynamic tensile strength. The dynamic tensile strength and the scatter of the strength data decreased with increasing uniformity coefficients. The differences of static and dynamic tensile strength were due to the stress concentrations and redistribution mechanisms in the rock specimen. Although there were different mechanisms for the static and dynamic fracture processes, the static and dynamic tensile strengths were close to the mean microscopic tensile strength at high values of the uniformity coefficient. This paper shows that the rock inhomogeneity has an effect on dynamic tensile strength and is a factor that contributes to the different specimen strengths under dynamic and static loading conditions.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.444-454
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• 2003

Rock fragmentation technique by cutter penetration has widely been used in the mechanical tunnel excavation. Microcracks propagate and interact because of locally concentrated high stress induced by cutter penetration. which is caused by heterogeneity of rocks. In this study Weibull distribution function and degradation index are used to consider the strength heterogeneity of a rock and the degradation of rock properties after failure. Through the numerical analyses, it is shown that the lateral pressure has an important influence on the rock fragmentation. In the single cutter penetration, large chips are formed as lateral pressure increase. The cutter spacing is also an important factor that affects the rock fragmentation in the double cutter penetration. The fragmentation efficiency of the double cutter penetration is better when cutter spacing is 70 mm than 40 mm and 100 mm. From the results, it is expected that this study can be applied to a TBM tunnel design by understanding of chipping process and mechanism of rock due to cutter penetration.

• Journal of Korean Tunnelling and Underground Space Association
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• v.3 no.1
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• pp.3-9
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• 2001

The investigation of the fragmentation of blasted rocks is particularly important because it is a measure of the blast efficiency. The degree of fragmentation has a major effect on the efficiency of the loading and crushing operations. Getting such an information on the large pile of blasted rock is not an easy operation. This paper presents the results of case study to evaluate the performance of two types of tunnel blasting: V-cut and burn cut. The digital images of muckpiles were analyzed to produce size distribution and it was compared with those of predictive equations.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.117-124
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• 2003

The fracture processes under static tensile loading were simulated using a proposed numerical simulation method, based on finite element method and fracture mechanism, and analyzed to verify an influence of rock inhomogeneity on static tensile strength. Static tensile strengths for the specimen models with different spatial microscopic tensile strength when m=5 and m=50 were estimated. These analyses revealed that the static tensile strength becomes closer to the mean microscopic tensile strength at a higher uniformity coefficient and the scatter of the strength data decreases in increasing the uniformity coefficients. Therefore, it could be concluded that rock inhomogeneity has an effect on static tensile strength.

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.325-333
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• 2014

Hydraulic fracturing is the key technology for production of shale gas, which is one of the major unconventional resources. Brittleness index is one of the most important mechanical properties which determine the efficiency of hydraulic fracturing. It was required that the production of shale gas increases with more brittle behavior. Confusingly, there are numerous definitions available for brittleness of rock. This paper summarizes various definitions of brittleness index, and presents correlation analysis of the brittleness indices by using the laboratory experimental results of 48 shale specimens in Korea. Generally, it shows a very weak positive correlation between the brittleness index ($B_1$) which is the ratio of uniaxial compressive strength to tensile strength and the brittleness index ($B_3$) which is calculated by using the Youngs modulus and Poisson's ratio. In addition, the role of Poissons ratio is not clear in defining brittleness indices. In conclusion, standardization of definition for brittleness index is required to apply it to hydraulic fracturing as a parameter for predicting the efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Rock Mechanics Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.149-158
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• 2004

• Tunnel and Underground Space
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.42-53
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• 2013

The percussion rate and spacing of the button of drill bit are very important in maximizing the drilling efficiency. Therefore, a series of percussion tests using Hopkinson bar system was carried out to assess the fragmentation performance against the beat rate and spacing of a drill bit. First, single percussion test complemented with numerical simulation was performed to analyze rock fragmentation phenomenon and to describe the fragmentation process. Next, multiple percussion test that repetitively strike the rock sample moving at predetermined rate was carried out to predict drilling efficiency against the button spacing. After the tests, the fragmented volume of the rock was measured by laser scanner and the drilling performance was analyzed using the calculated percussive energy and measured negative volume. Based on the results, the single impact performance of drill bit with 102 mm diameter was predicted.

• Explosives and Blasting
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.41-48
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• 2000

최근 들어 산업용화약류의 사용이 급증하고 있으며, 발파작업시 화약의 효율적인 사용을 하기 위해서는 폭약이 장전된 공을 전색하여야 한다. 즉, 굵은 모래나 쇄석으로 채워야 한다. 조립질의 물질을 전색재료로 사용한 경우에 좋은 전색효과가 발휘된다 할지라도 흔히 천공시 발생하는 잔재물을 사용하고 있는 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 암석발파시 가장 효율적인 전색재료를 구하고, 국내 산업용 화약류에 적용하기 위하여 시도되었다. 시험발파에 의한 모래 전색물과 STM의 발파진동 및 암석 파쇄상태를 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 모래 전색물을 사용한 경우에 암석 파쇄상태는 양호이상이 19%이었으나 STM은 91%로서 STM은 발파효율을 상승시킨다. 또한 STM은 발파진동의 저감효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Petrological Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.09a
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• pp.35-35
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• 1998

• Proceedings of the Petrological Society of Korea Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.17-20
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• 2004