Research Article

Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Damage and Stability of a Bedding Rock Slope under Blasting Load

Table 2

Rock damage effect under different VPP [20].

VPP (m/s)Rock mass damage effect

(0, 0.25)Complete rock will not crack
(0.25, 0.635)Slight tensile cracking
(0.635, 2.54)Severe tensile cracks and some radial cracks
(2.54, +∞)The rock mass is completely broken