Abstract: In the present study, a numerical model was established to investigate the influence of the prefabricated cracks of different dimensions on the mechanical properties and damage evolution of irregular sandstone. To this ...

Abstract: Red clay is commonly used as filler for roadbed or subgrade, but it always leads to engineering problems of uneven settlement and strength decay under cyclic dynamic loading because of its engineering characteristics such ...

Abstract: Joints with different angles in rocks have significant impacts on their fracture mechanisms. In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS), and microcomputed tomography (Micro-CT) ...