Insights from rock bridge experiments about tensile fracture of the locked section in slopes with stepped joints.

Sci Rep · 2025 · PMC11923162 · PMID 40108298

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Notably, compared to a 45° rock bridge, the internal friction angle shows an increasing trend, while the cohesion exhibits a decreasing trend in 90° and 120° rock bridges due to greater plastic damage before coalescence.

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