During the development blasting of circular tunnels, the detonation of multiple blastholes arranged onconcentric circles induces a complex dynamic response in the surrounding rocks. This process involvesmultiple blast...During the development blasting of circular tunnels, the detonation of multiple blastholes arranged onconcentric circles induces a complex dynamic response in the surrounding rocks. This process involvesmultiple blast loadings, static stress unloadings, and stress redistributions. In this study, the dynamicstresses of the surrounding rocks during development blasting, considering multiple blasting-unloadingstages with exponential paths and triangular paths (linear simplified paths of exponential paths), aresolved based on the dynamic theory and the Fourier transform method. Then, a corresponding discreteelement model is established using particle flow code (PFC). The multiple-stage dynamic stress andfracture distribution under different in situ stress levels and lateral coefficients are investigated. Theoreticalresults indicate that the peak compressive stresses in the surrounding rocks induced by bothtriangular and exponential paths are equal, while the triangular path generates greater additional dynamictensile stresses, particularly in the circumferential direction, compared to the exponential path.Numerical results show that the exponential path causes less dynamic circumferential tensile damageand forms fewer radial fractures than the triangular path in the first few blast stages;conversely, itexacerbates the damage and instability in the final blasting-unloading stage and forms more circumferentialfractures. Furthermore, the in situ stress determines which of the two opposite effects isdominant. Therefore, when using overly simplified triangular paths to evaluate the stability of surroundingrocks, potential overestimation or underestimation caused by different failure mechanismsshould be considered. Specifically, under high horizontal and vertical stresses, the static stress redistributionwith layer-by-layer blasting suppresses dynamic circumferential tensile and radial compressivedamage. The damage evolution of surrounding rocks in multi-stage blasting under different in situstresses is summarized and classified according to the damage mechanism and characteristics, which canguide blasting and support design.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51927808 and 41630642)the Postgraduate Innovation Fund Project of Hunan Province(Grant No.CX20200242).
文摘During the development blasting of circular tunnels, the detonation of multiple blastholes arranged onconcentric circles induces a complex dynamic response in the surrounding rocks. This process involvesmultiple blast loadings, static stress unloadings, and stress redistributions. In this study, the dynamicstresses of the surrounding rocks during development blasting, considering multiple blasting-unloadingstages with exponential paths and triangular paths (linear simplified paths of exponential paths), aresolved based on the dynamic theory and the Fourier transform method. Then, a corresponding discreteelement model is established using particle flow code (PFC). The multiple-stage dynamic stress andfracture distribution under different in situ stress levels and lateral coefficients are investigated. Theoreticalresults indicate that the peak compressive stresses in the surrounding rocks induced by bothtriangular and exponential paths are equal, while the triangular path generates greater additional dynamictensile stresses, particularly in the circumferential direction, compared to the exponential path.Numerical results show that the exponential path causes less dynamic circumferential tensile damageand forms fewer radial fractures than the triangular path in the first few blast stages;conversely, itexacerbates the damage and instability in the final blasting-unloading stage and forms more circumferentialfractures. Furthermore, the in situ stress determines which of the two opposite effects isdominant. Therefore, when using overly simplified triangular paths to evaluate the stability of surroundingrocks, potential overestimation or underestimation caused by different failure mechanismsshould be considered. Specifically, under high horizontal and vertical stresses, the static stress redistributionwith layer-by-layer blasting suppresses dynamic circumferential tensile and radial compressivedamage. The damage evolution of surrounding rocks in multi-stage blasting under different in situstresses is summarized and classified according to the damage mechanism and characteristics, which canguide blasting and support design.
