Author:Van de Steen, B; Vervoort, A; Napier, JAL; Durrheim, RJDate:Apr 2003This paper investigates whether a micromechanical model developed to investigate the relation between the basic failure processes at grain-scale and the macroscopic failure pattern can be applied to model the fracturing around large-scale ...Read more
Author:Van de Steen, B; Vervoort, A; Napier, JALDate:Mar 2001A two-dimensional boundary element code, based on the displacement discontinuity method is used to simulate a confined compression test. The method takes account of the granular nature of the rock and of the presence of pre-existing defects. ...Read more