Double Matrix Bimrocks

Strength controlled by block proportion

At low block proportions, matrix cohesion difference significantly reduces UCS; at high proportions, strength approaches that of the strong matrix bimrock and the difference effect diminishes.

Li, Kai · Sun, Shaorui · Le, Huilin · Wei, Jihong · Hu, Yanran

Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 2023

Specifications

块体比例小于
{'zh': '30', 'en': ''} %
块体比例
{'zh': '50', 'en': ''} %
At block proportion
{'zh': '', 'en': '~90'} %

Advantages

Failure modes are mainly summarized as penetrating failure, extended failure, and semi-penetrating failure