A new shear strength criterion of three-dimensional rock joints

• Main Authors: Li, Yingchun, Tang, Chun'an, Li, Danqi, Wu, Chuangzhou
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Rock Joint; Shear Strength
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/159623
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The presence of rock joints substantially reduces the rock mass strength. The deformability and stability of natural and engineered rock structures, such as rock slopes and underground caverns, are highly afected by rock joints along which sliding can easily occur. Natural rock joints are inheren...