Discrete Element Modeling on Mechanical Behavior of Heterogeneous Rock Containing X-Shaped Fissure under Uniaxial Compression

Figure 17

Failure modes of numerical models containing X-shaped fissure with different homogeneity factor values of . (Red represents tensile microcracks. Black represents shear microcracks).

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