Research Article

Numerical Simulation Research on Crack Bifurcation Mechanism of Bidirectional Cumulative Tensile Blasting

Table 4

Statistics of crack bifurcation angle.

Shaped energy angleBifurcation formLeft bifurcation crack and main crack angleRight bifurcation crack and main crack angleTheoretical value

24°
35°One-side bifurcation38°40°32.48°
45°Both sides bifurcation31°/31°30°/31°32.48°
60°26°/33°29°/27°32.48°