Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science) ›› 2021, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 567-575.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2021.04.016

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Research on Applicability of the Mohr-Wedge Criterion Including Rock Critical State

ZHANG Jing1, REN Feng-yu1, HE Rong-xing1, OUYANG Zhi-hua2   

  1. 1. School of Resources & Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China; 2. College of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China.
  • Revised:2020-10-28 Accepted:2020-10-28 Published:2021-04-15
  • Contact: HE Rong-xing
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Abstract: The Mohr-Wedge (MW) strength criterion is a theoretical formula, which is derived based on the rock wedge failure mechanics model and the partial differential equation related to the principal stresses. The MW criterion can be easily understood by using the dimensional analysis to arrange the multiple parameters with corresponding physical meanings. To analyze the applicability of the MW criterion including the rock critical state, the Mohr-Coulomb criterion, the Hoek-Brown criterion and the exponential criterion were selected as the comparison objects, and the average absolute error MAE was used as the evaluation index in order to quantitatively compare the accuracy of the four criteria in predicting rock strength. The results show that when the confining pressure is less than the rock critical state confining pressure σ○cr-M, the MW criterion has certain applicability. When the confining pressure is greater than σ○cr-M, the rock strength predicted by the four criteria is different due to the different rock critical state confining pressure. Therefore, a method to predict rock strength under different rock critical state confining pressures was proposed, which can provide some reference for choosing the value of rock critical state confining pressure.

Key words: rock critical state; Mohr-Wedge criterion; dimensional analysis; rock strength criterion; confining pressure

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