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Jul 6, 2023

Theoretical Solution for Stress and Strain Distributions Induced by Generalized Elastic Constant Variation in Rock Mass

Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 23, Issue 9

Abstract

Rock formations experience strength and stiffness degradation or enhancement, which is often reflected by an increase or decrease in the elastic constant. Such elastic constant variation in rock mass often causes the redistributions of the stress and strain; therefore, the geostructure stability is affected. However, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no studies have been conducted to investigate this problem analytically. Therefore, based on Hooke’s law, this paper analyzed the stress, strain, and energy density distributions in a rock formation with such a variation in the elastic constant. Then, a general analytical solution was presented for two scenarios. One scenario was the elastic constant variation over the whole domain of rock mass, and the other was the elastic constant variation over the partial domain of interest. According to the law of thermodynamics, the elastic constant and stress components could be expressed as a function of the elastic strain energy density (ψ). Then, the stress and strain components distributions after the elastic constant variation could be directly correlated to those that developed before the elastic constant variation. The analysis showed that the stress components before and after the elastic constant variations were unchanged for the case with a variation in the elastic constant over the whole domain of interest. In contrast, in this case, the strain components after the elastic constant change were equal to 1/R times the strain components before the elastic constant change. In this paper, the ratio of elastic constants after the change to before the change was R. The analysis showed that the strain components before and after the elastic constant changes were the same for cases where the elastic constant varied over the partial domain of interest. However, in this case, the stress components after the elastic constant change were equal to R times the stress components that developed before the elastic constant change in this partial domain. The analytical model was verified through numerical simulation with the help of ABAQUS.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by the State Key Laboratory of Performance Monitoring and Protecting of Rail Transportation Infrastructure in East China Jiaotong University (Grant No. HJGZ2021107), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 52208212 and 52208168), and the Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Education Department (GJJ200659).

Notation

The following symbols are used in this paper:
A
area of domain subject to surcharge traction;
AP,2 and AR,2
areas of partial and remaining domains subject to surcharge traction for Case II;
C, E, G, and K
general elastic constant matrix, and Young’s, shear, and bulk moduli;
C0, E0, G0, and K0
general elastic constant matrix, Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and bulk modulus of whole domain prior to elastic constant change;
C1, E1, G1, and K1
ultimate general elastic constant matrix, Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and bulk modulus of whole domain for Case I;
CP,0 and CR,0
general elastic constant matrixes of partial and remaining domains prior to elastic constant change;
CP,2 and CR,2
ultimate general elastic constant matrixes of partial and remaining domains for Case II;
d/dt and δ
total and partial time derivatives (known as rate);
ds and dg
displacement vectors associated with surface traction and body force;
dP,2 and dR,2
displacement vectors associated with surface traction within partial and remaining domains, respectively, induced by variation in elastic constant for Case II;
Eh and Ev
Young’s moduli in transverse isotropic plane and in plane normal to transverse isotropy;
EP,0 and ER,0
Young’s moduli of partial and remaining domains prior to elastic constant change;
EP,2 and ER,2
ultimate Young’s moduli of partial and remaining domains for Case II;
g and g
body force vector and gravity;
GP,0 and GR,0
shear moduli of partial and remaining domains prior to elastic constant change;
GP,2 and GR,2
ultimate shear moduli of partial and remaining domains for Case II;
h0
displacement of centroid of whole domain prior to elastic constant change;
h1
displacement of centroid of whole domain induced by variation in elastic constant for Case I;
hT,1
ultimate displacement of centroid of rock mass for Case I;
hP,2 and hR,2
displacements of centroid of partial and remaining domains induced by variation in elastic constant for Case II;
I1,0 and sij,0
first stress invariant and deviator stresses within whole domain prior to elastic constant change;
I1,1 and sij,1
ultimate first stress invariant and deviator stresses within whole domain for Case I;
I1,P,0 and I1,R,0
first stress invariants within partial and remaining domains prior to elastic constant change;
I1,P,2 and I1,R,2
ultimate first stress invariants within partial and remaining domains for Case II;
KP,0 and KR,0
bulk moduli of partial and remaining domains prior to elastic constant change;
KP,2 and KR,2
ultimate bulk moduli of partial and remaining domains for Case II;
m and M
mass of rock and self-weight of rock mass;
P
surcharge traction (line load, surcharge pressure, or both);
PP,2 and PR,2
surface tractions applied on area of partial and remaining domains for Case II;
R
ratio of elastic constant after change to elastic constant before change, for example, R=C1/C0 for Case I, R=CP,2/CP,0 for partial domain for Case II, and R=CR,2/CR,0=1 for remaining domain for Case II;
sij,P,0 and sij,R,0
deviator stresses within partial and remaining domains prior to elastic constant change;
sij,P,2 and sij,R,2
ultimate deviator stresses within partial and remaining domains for Case II;
t and T
time and temperature;
W
work input to system by external forces;
W0
work done to whole domain by gravity prior to elastic constant change;
W1
work done to whole domain by gravity induced by variation in elastic constant for Case I;
WP,0 and WR,0
work done to partial and remaining domains by gravity prior to elastic constant change;
WP,2 and WR,2
work done to partial and remaining domains by gravity induced by variation in elastic constant for Case II;
WT,1
ultimate work done to whole domain for Case I;
WT,P,2 and WT,R,2
ultimate work done to partial and remaining domains for Case II;
superimposed symbol that represents a vector;
Δ, ρ, and v
variable increment, material density, and Poisson’s ratio;
ε and σ
strain and stress vectors;
ε0 and σ0
strain and stress vectors within whole domain prior to elastic constant change;
ε1 and σ1
ultimate strain and stress vectors within whole domain for Case I;
εd and εv
deviatoric and volumetric strains;
εd,0 and εv,0
deviatoric and volumetric strains within whole domain prior to elastic constant change;
εd,1 and εv,1
ultimate deviatoric and volumetric strains within whole domain for Case I;
εd,P,0 and εv,P,0
deviatoric and volumetric strains within partial domain prior to elastic constant change;
εd,P,2 and εv,P,2
ultimate deviatoric and volumetric strains within partial domain for Case II;
εd,R,0 and εv,R,0
deviatoric and volumetric strains within remaining domain prior to elastic constant change;
εd,R,2 and εv,R,2
ultimate deviatoric and volumetric strains within remaining domain for Case II;
εP,0 and σP,0
strain and stress vectors within partial domain prior to elastic constant change;
εP,2 and σP,2
ultimate strain and stress vectors within partial domain for Case II;
εR,0 and σR,0
strain and stress vectors within remaining domain prior to elastic constant change;
ψ
strain energy density;
ψ0
strain energy density within whole domain prior to elastic constant change;
ψP,0 and ψR,0
strain energy density prior to elastic constant change within partial and remaining domains;
ψP,2 and ψR,2
ultimate strain energy density for Case II within partial and remaining domains;
ψT,1
ultimate strain energy density within whole domain for Case I;
Ψ, Q, S, and U
enthalpy, heat that system gains or losses, entropy, and internal energy;
Ω
volume of domain subject to body force;
Ω0
volume of whole domain subject to body force prior to elastic constant change;
Ω1
volume of whole domain subject to body force for Case I;
ΩP,0 and ΩR,0
volumes of partial and remaining domains subject to body force prior to elastic constant change; and
ΩP,2 and ΩR,2
volumes of partial and remaining domains subject to body force for Case II.

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Received: Aug 21, 2022
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Published online: Jul 6, 2023
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State Key Laboratory of Performance Monitoring and Protecting of Rail Transit Infrastructure, East China Jiaotong Univ., Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China; Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA. Email: [email protected]
Huijian Zhang [email protected]
Key Laboratory of Transportation Tunnel Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong Univ., Chengdu 610031, China. Email: [email protected]
State Key Laboratory of Performance Monitoring and Protecting of Rail Transit Infrastructure, East China Jiaotong Univ., Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China; Institute for Risk and Reliability, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Callinstr. 34, 30167 Hannover, Germany (corresponding author). ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9295-2508. Email: [email protected]
Linfa Xiao
School of Transportation Engineering, East China Jiaotong Univ., Nanchang, Jiangxi 330013, China.

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