Research Article

Numerical Study of Rock Fragmentation Process and Acoustic Emission by FDEM Based on Heterogeneous Model

Table 1

Input parameters of FDEM model.

Parameters attributionParametersUnit

Triangle solid elementElastic modulus, EGPa
Poisson’s ratio, ν
Density, ρkg/m3

Quadrilateral crack elementFracture penalty,
Tensile strength, MPa
Cohesion, cMPa
Internal friction angle,
Mode I fracture energy, J/m2
Mode II fracture energy, J/m2

Element contactFriction angle, φ
Normal penalty parameter, GPa
Tangential penalty parameter, GPa