Analysis on the creep response of bolted rock using bolted burgers model

作者:Zhao, Tong-Bin; Zhang, Yu-Bao; Zhang, Qian-Qing*; Tan, Yun-Liang
来源:Geomechanics and Engineering, 2018, 14(2): 141-149.
DOI:10.12989/gae.2018.14.2.141

摘要

In this paper, the creep behavior of bolted rock was analyzed by using the unconfined creep tests and the numerical results. Based on the test results, the Bolted Burgers creep model (B-B model) was proposed to clarify the creep mechanism of rock mass due to rock bolts. As to the simulation of the creep behaviour of bolted rock, a new user-defined incremental iterative format of the B-B model was established and the open-source FLAC 3D code was written by using the object-oriented language (C++). To check the reliability of the present B-B creep constitutive model program, a numerical model of a tunnel with buried depth of 1000 m was established to analyze the creep response of the tunnel with the B-B model support, the non-support and the bolt element support. The simulation results show that the present B-B model is consistent with the calculated results of the inherent bolt element in FLAC(3D) , and the convergence deformation can be more effectively controlled when the proposed B-B model is used in the FLAC(3D) software. The big advantage of the present B-B creep model secondarily developed in the FLAC(3D) software is the high computational efficiency.