Pore compaction and crack evolution of shale rock under high-speed impact loading and different confining pressures

J Wang, C Zhu, C Ma, Z Liang, K Li, C Zhai, B Lin - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
High-speed impact loading has a crucial effect on pore compaction and microscopic crack
evolution for shale at different confining pressure (P c). In this study, we selected the shales …

Innovative cut blasting method for rock excavation at depth based on numerical simulation and field tests

J Zhao, D Li, PG Ranjith, X Su, Y Li, XX Lyu - Tunnelling and Underground …, 2025 - Elsevier
Drilling and blasting (D&B) has long been an essential technique in rock excavation,
particularly in drift mining, where it is frequently employed due to its high efficiency. As …

[HTML][HTML] Research on blasting damage to tunnel surrounding rock based on acoustic full waveform signal analysis

L Ge, J Tao, Y Zhao, Z Zhang, S Li, Y Shi - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
In order to study the application of Acoustic Full Waveform Signal analysis in blasting
damage to tunnel surrounding rock, a formula for blasting damage increment considering …

[PDF][PDF] Crack propagation and CT imaging of internal cracks in rocks damaged by pre-compression under explosive loading

Q Zheng, P Li, Y Xu, B Cheng, H Hu… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2025 - researchgate.net
This study investigates the dynamic crack propagation mechanism in damaged rocks under
blasting excavation in complex geological conditions. A novel rock fracture analysis method …

Evaluation of post-blast damage in cut blasting with varying extra-depths: insights from 2D simulations and 3D experiments

C Zheng, R Yang, J Zuo, C Yang, Y You… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025 - arxiv.org
In blasting engineering, borehole utilization is a key metric for evaluating blasting
performance. While previous studies have examined the effects of expansion space, cutting …