Research Article

Cracking Behavior and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Rock Containing a Single Preexisting Flaw

Table 1

Microparameters for PBM of the numerical model.

Microparameters in PBMValue

Minimum particle radius, Rmin (mm)0.16
Particle radius ratio, Rmax/Rmin1.66
Density of ball, ρ (kg/m3)2700
Normal-to-shear stiffness ratio, (kn/ks)2.1
The modulus of ball, Eball (GPa)2.3
PB radius multiplier1.0
PB modulus, Epb (GPa)2.3
PB normal-to-shear stiffness ratio2.1
PB characteristic tensile strength, (MPa)11
PB characteristic cohesion, (MPa)11
Shape parameter, m5
PB friction angle, ϕ (°)30

PB: parallel bond contact model.