Abstract
A consecutive joint shear strength model for soft rock joints is proposed in this paper, which takes into account the degradation law of the actual contact three-dimensional (3D) roughness. The essence of the degradation of the maximum possible dilation angle is the degradation of the 3D average equivalent dip angle of the actual contact joint asperities. Firstly, models for calculating the maximum possible dilation angle at the initial and residual shear stress stages are proposed by analyzing the 3D joint morphology characteristics of the corresponding shear stages. Secondly, the variation law of the maximum possible dilation angle is quantified by studying the degradation law of the joint micro convex body. Based on the variation law of the maximum possible dilation angle, the maximum possible shear strength model is proposed. Furthermore, a method to calculate the shear stiffness degradation in the plastic stage is proposed. According to the maximum possible shear strength of rock joints, the shear stress-shear displacement prediction model of rock joints is obtained. The new model reveals that there is a close relationship between joint shear strength and actual contact joint roughness, and the degradation of shear strength after the peak is due to the degradation of actual contact joint roughness.
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