Experimental and Numerical Study of the Failure Behavior of Intermittent Rock Joints Subjected to Direct Shear Load

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Series A</td><td class="align_center" colspan="2">Series B</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center"><i>β</i><sub>A</sub></td><td class="align_center">Sample number</td><td class="align_center"><i>β</i><sub>B</sub></td><td class="align_center">Sample number</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">0°</td><td class="align_center">A0</td><td class="align_center">0°</td><td class="align_center">B0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">30°</td><td class="align_center">A30</td><td class="align_center">30°</td><td class="align_center">B30</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">60°</td><td class="align_center">A60</td><td class="align_center">60°</td><td class="align_center">B60</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">90°</td><td class="align_center">A90</td><td class="align_center">90°</td><td class="align_center">B90</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">120°</td><td class="align_center">A120</td><td class="align_center">120°</td><td class="align_center">B120</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">150°</td><td class="align_center">A150</td><td class="align_center">150°</td><td class="align_center">B150</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Joint inclination angle and sample number.</div>

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Table 1: Experimental and Numerical Study of the Failure Behavior of Intermittent Rock Joints Subjected to Direct Shear Load 