Research Article

Study of the Failure Mode of a Jointed Rock Mass due to a Stress Wave

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Failure process of rock specimen with different angle preexisting crack. (a) Failure process of flawed rock specimen with α = 0° when subjected to stress wave II. (b) Failure process of flawed rock specimen with α = 30° when subjected to stress wave II. (c) Failure process of flawed rock specimen with α = 75° when subjected to stress wave II.
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