Application of Continuum-Based Voronoi Tessellated Models for Simulating Brittle Damage and Failure in Hard Rocks

Navid Bahrani; Yalin Li; Farzaneh Hamediazad; Soheil Sanipour; Fatemeh Amiri

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Application of Continuum-Based Voronoi Tessellated Models for Simulating Brittle Damage and Failure in Hard Rocks

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Navid Bahrani¹^{, *}, Yalin Li², Farzaneh Hamediazad¹, Soheil Sanipour³, Fatemeh Amiri¹

¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

²University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

³WSP, Toronto, ON, Canada

^*Corresponding author. Email: navid.bahrani@dal.ca

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Navid Bahrani

Available Online 8 November 2023.

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Keywords: Brittle Rock Failure; Hard Rock; Voronoi Tessellated Model (VTM); Continuum Model
Abstract: Voronoi tessellations are commonly used in discontinuum numerical models to simulate the microstructure of brittle rocks. In this approach, the model domain is divided into several randomly generated polygonal blocks. Discontinuum-based Voronoi Tessellated Models (VTM) capture the brittle rock failure process more realistically than conventional continuum models. However, their higher computational costs often limit their practicality. This paper presents the applications of a continuum-based VTM for simulating brittle rock damage and failure at core and rock mass scales. The examples reviewed include: 1) laboratory behavior of a marble; 2) drilling-induced core damage; 3) failure mechanism of hard rock pillars; and 4) v-shaped notch formation around a circular tunnel. It is concluded that a properly calibrated continuum-based VTM can be used as a reliable tool for analyzing a wide range of geomechanical problems.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conference (RIC 2023)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date: 8 November 2023
ISBN: 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_65
ISSN: 2589-4943
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_65 How to use a DOI?
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