基于XFEM的岩体卸荷过程裂纹起裂扩展规律研究

地下和边坡工程开挖常涉及岩体卸荷问题,采用ABAQUS软件中的扩展有限单元法(extended finite element method,XFEM)对开挖卸荷过程岩体内部裂纹的起裂扩展进行了模拟,通过计算裂纹尖端应力强度因子研究了其起裂特征,并探讨了起裂影响因素,通过记录裂纹扩展形态研究了其动态演化模式.结果表明,卸荷过程中卸荷速率越快,裂纹长度越长,倾角越大,其起裂越容易;并且裂纹面受到的正应力不断减小,剪应力不断增大,裂纹扩展主要由剪应力控制,这与理论分析结果一致.裂纹最终扩展演化形态也与物理试验相近,充分表明运用扩展有限单元法研究岩体裂纹问题的可靠性.

Study on crack initiation and propagation in rock mass during unloading based on XFEM

Rock-mass unloading often occurs during underground and slope engineering excavations. Here, rock-mass crack initi-ation and propagation during the excavation unloading progress was simulated using the extended finite element method (XFEM) in ABAQUS. Crack propagation and its influencing factors were studied and discussed after calculating the stress intensity factors at the crack tips, and by recording the crack's shape a dynamic evolution model was produced. The results show that the faster the unloading rate,the longer the crack,and the greater the crack dip angle, the easier the crack initiates. The normal stress on a crack surface de-creases while shear stress increases during unloading, and that crack propagation is mainly controlled by shear stress. This is consist-ent with the theoretical analysis. The final shape of the modeled crack was also close to the result of the physical experiments, indica-ting the reliability of this study.