The discrete element method is employed to study rapid failure of a test rock specimen under cylindrical tensile wave effect. The author proves the effect exerted by the mechanical characteristics of rocks and the boundary conditions of the problem on the length and shape of fractures, and compares the experimental evidence with the calculation data.
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