Effects of the initiation position on the damage and fracture characteristics of linear-charge blasting in rock

Chenxi Ding; Renshu Yang; Xiao Guo; Zhe Sui; Chenglong Xiao; Liyun Yang

doi:10.1007/s12613-023-2765-8

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Chenxi Ding, Renshu Yang, Xiao Guo, Zhe Sui, Chenglong Xiao, and Liyun Yang, Effects of the initiation position on the damage and fracture characteristics of linear-charge blasting in rock, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 31(2024), No. 3, pp. 443-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-023-2765-8

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Chenxi Ding, Renshu Yang, Xiao Guo, Zhe Sui, Chenglong Xiao, and Liyun Yang, Effects of the initiation position on the damage and fracture characteristics of linear-charge blasting in rock, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 31(2024), No. 3, pp. 443-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-023-2765-8

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Effects of the initiation position on the damage and fracture characteristics of linear-charge blasting in rock

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Xiao Guo E-mail: xiaoguo@ustb.edu.cn
Received: 3 May 2023; Revised: 19 October 2023; Accepted: 20 October 2023; Available online: 24 October 2023

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To study the effects of the initiation position on the damage and fracture characteristics of linear-charge blasting, blasting model experiments were conducted in this study using computed tomography scanning and three-dimensional reconstruction methods. The fractal damage theory was used to quantify the crack distribution and damage degree of sandstone specimens after blasting. The results showed that regardless of an inverse or top initiation, due to compression deformation and sliding frictional resistance, the plugging medium of the borehole is effective. The energy of the explosive gas near the top of the borehole is consumed. This affects the effective crushing of rocks near the top of the borehole, where the extent of damage to Sections I and II is less than that of Sections III and IV. In addition, the analysis revealed that under conditions of top initiation, the reflected tensile damage of the rock at the free face of the top of the borehole and the compression deformation of the plug and friction consume more blasting energy, resulting in lower blasting energy efficiency for top initiation. As a result, the overall damage degree of the specimens in the top-initiation group was significantly smaller than that in the inverse-initiation group. Under conditions of inverse initiation, the blasting energy efficiency is greater, causing the specimen to experience greater damage. Therefore, in the engineering practice of rock tunnel cut blasting, to utilize blasting energy effectively and enhance the effects of rock fragmentation, using the inverse-initiation method is recommended. In addition, in three-dimensional (3D) rock blasting, the bottom of the borehole has obvious end effects under the conditions of inverse initiation, and the crack distribution at the bottom of the borehole is trumpet-shaped. The occurrence of an end effect in the 3D linear-charge blasting model experiment is related to the initiation position and the blocking condition.
- blasting;
- linear charge;
- initiation position;
- computed tomography;
- three-dimensional reconstruction;
- damage

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