INFLUÊNCIA DAS TENSÕES DE ORIGEM TÉRMICA EM PROBLEMAS DE ESTABILIDADE DE BLOCOS ROCHOSOS / INFLUENCE OF THE STRESSES OF THERMAL ORIGIN IN PROBLEMS OF ROCK BLOCKS STABILITY

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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In 1999, the falls of rock blocks had represented about 8% of the different types of slides registered in Rio de Janeiro. The anthropic activity generates an increase of the risk areas due the building of vulnerable houses near to foot rock scarps, and an acceleration of these phenomena. Since 1993 the number of falls of rock blocks from slopes of disactivated quarries has increased. The geologic and structural conditions of the region favor this phenomenon forming blocks in rock slopes. Many of these falls have been reported in particular climatic conditions, in relatively dry periods correspondents to the months of June, July and August. This work argues that, the daily thermal variation could be one of the possible mechanisms for the occurrence of these phenomena, which can create stresses to propagate cracks already existing on the rock mass. For such reason, conditions of a broken rock mass was simulated in laboratory to obtain daily temperature variations, it was made by the disposal of granítics rock blocks simulating a fracture form, where was placed thermal sensors. From this, a model of rock block in the ABAQUS sofware was elaborated to determine the variation of stress concentration factor values under the thermal influence

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fracture propagation rock mechanics propagacao de fraturas mecanica das rochas thermal stresses tensoes termicas

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