Blasting Damage Depth in Layered Jointed Basalt before and after Grouting
Publication: Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 145, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper compares blasting damage depth in layered jointed basalt before and after grouting. First, a method of determining blasting damage depth in layered jointed basalt is proposed, with a thorough theoretical analysis, and the improvement effect of grouting on damage control in the layered jointed basalt is evaluated quantitatively. The results demonstrate that the reflected tensile stress transmitted back to the previous joint is the key factor for the occurrence of damage. Consolidation grouting could reduce damage depth by 15–35%. The spatial distribution of blasting damage in the layered jointed basalt is then predicted with numerical simulation using the commercial software LS-DYNA. Results reveal that the damage depth estimated based on numerical simulation matches well with that estimated based on the theoretical analysis. Two types of damage zones exist in the layered jointed basalt. Last, a field experiment was implemented to investigate blasting damage depth in layered jointed basalt before and after grouting based on an excavation of the Baihetan high rock slope. Results demonstrate that the depth and degree of damage of the layered jointed basalt were both larger than that of conventional basalt and that grouting could significantly reduce damage depth. The error between the experiment, theoretical calculations, and numerical simulation was within 10%.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the Chinese National Key Research and Development Grant No. 2016YFC0402008, the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation Grant No. 51069017, and the Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 2016CFB605 in the province of Hubei. The authors wish to express their gratitude to all supporters.
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Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Volume 145 • Issue 3 • March 2019
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Received: Sep 12, 2017
Accepted: Aug 1, 2018
Published in print: Mar 1, 2019
Discussion open until: May 31, 2019
Published online: Dec 31, 2019
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