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Experimental study of strength characteristics of reinforced broken rock mass

  • Yanxu Guo (Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Research Center, Shandong University) ;
  • Qingsong Zhang (Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Research Center, Shandong University) ;
  • Hongbo Wang (College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shandong University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Rentai Liu (Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Research Center, Shandong University) ;
  • Xin Chen (Geotechnical and Structural Engineering Research Center, Shandong University) ;
  • Wenxin Li (Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control, Shandong University of Science and Technology ) ;
  • Lihai Zhang (Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne)
  • Received : 2021.07.25
  • Accepted : 2023.04.18
  • Published : 2023.06.25
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Abstract

As the structure of broken rock mass is complex, with obvious discontinuity and anisotropy, it is generally necessary to reinforce broken rock mass using grouting in underground construction. The purpose of this study is to experimentally investigate the mechanical properties of broken rock mass after grouting reinforcement with consideration of the characteristics of broken rock mass (i.e., degree of fragmentation and shape) and a range of reinforcement methods such as relative strength ratio between the broken rock mass and cement-based grout stone body (λ), and volumetric block proportion (VBP) representing the volumetric ratio of broken rock mass and the overall cement grout-broken rock mass mixture after the reinforcement. The experimental results show that the strength and deformation of the reinforced broken rock mass is largely determined by relative strength ratio (λ) and VBP. In addition, the enhancement in compressive strength by grouting is more obvious for broken rock mass with spherical shape under a relatively high strength ratio (e.g., λ=2.0), whereas the shape of rock mass has little influence when the strength ratio is low (e.g., λ=0.1). Importantly, the results indicate that columnar splitting failure and inclined shear failure are two typical failure modes of broken rock mass with grouting reinforcement.

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Acknowledgement

The research described in this paper was financially supported by the Joint Funds of National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number U1706223], the China Scholarship Council [file number 201906220133], the National Natural Science Foundation of China [grant number 52109131], and the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province [grant number ZR2020QE290].

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