Determining Young's modulus of granite using accurate grain-based modeling with microscale rock mechanical experiments

X Tang, Y Zhang, J Xu, J Rutqvist, M Hu, Z Wang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is critical to rigorously determine the mechanical properties of granitic rocks to effectively
analyze and manage subsurface engineering activities, such as geothermal energy …

A combined weighted Voronoi tessellation and random field approach for modeling heterogeneous rocks with correlated grain structure

Y Lin, Z Lai, J Ma, L Huang - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Construction rocks often exhibit a grain structure with spatially correlated grain formations,
posing a challenge in quantifying and predicting their mechanical properties. Effectively …

Novel grain-based model for simulation of brittle failure of Alxa porphyritic granite

J Zhou, H Lan, L Zhang, D Yang, J Song, S Wang - Engineering Geology, 2019 - Elsevier
A grain-based model (GBM) is generally employed by many researchers to simulate the
microcracking process of crystalline brittle rock by the distinct element method. In this study …

In-situ and experimental investigations of the failure characteristics of surrounding rock through granites with biotite interlayers in a tunnel

W Zhang, L Hu, ZB Yao, YR **ong, J Zhao, T Ma… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Significant differences in the failure characteristics of surrounding rocks caused by complex
lithologies and geological conditions have been observed in deep tunnels. In this work, a …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the mineral spatial distribution heterogeneity on the tensile strength of granite: Insights from PFC3D-GBM numerical analysis

T Zhang, L Yu, Y Peng, H **g, H Su, J Wei - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical characteristics of crystalline rocks are affected by the heterogeneity of the
spatial distribution of minerals. In this paper, a novel three-dimensional (3D) grain-based …

The effect of mineralogy and textural characteristics on the strength of crystalline igneous rocks using image-based textural quantification

A Hemmati, M Ghafoori, H Moomivand… - Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
The attempts made to understand and quantify the relationship between rock texture and
engineering properties have been accompanied by some ambiguities and uncertainties …

Study of the damage and cracking of heterogeneous rocks based on the FFT method-A comparison of computer generation and image reconstruction models

L Peng, M Li, Z Wang, J Zuo, D Liu - Engineering Geology, 2023 - Elsevier
Studying the influence of microstructure on the damage and cracking process of rocks is of
great practical engineering importance for evaluating the mechanical properties of …

Quantification of rock heterogeneity and application in predicting rock mechanical properties

Y Tian, F Zhou, L Hu, H Liu - Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the …, 2023 - Springer
Heterogeneity is an essential feature of rock, while most rock mechanics models only adopt
conventional rock physical properties and ignore the influence of heterogeneity. Quantifying …

Optimizing 3D granular modeling with integrated 3DEC and neper techniques for granite mechanics simulation

Q Ma, X Liu, E Wang, C Liu, W Jia - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical simulation method employing a quasi-adaptive
optimization approach in the multi-scale modeling process. By integrating 3DEC with the …

Investigation of damage evolution in heterogeneous rock based on the grain-based finite-discrete element model

S Zhang, S Qiu, P Kou, S Li, P Li, S Yan - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Granite exhibits obvious meso-geometric heterogeneity. To study the influence of grain size
and preferred grain orientation on the damage evolution and mechanical properties of …