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This paper focuses on the failure behavior of post-peak shearing for rock joints with multiple teeth. The joint surface is simplified as a series of triangle teeth with different inclinations. The failure mode for the components of joint asperity is detected in turn according to Coulomb criterion. Two basic failure modes of the slide-up and shear-off on tooth- shaped asperity, and their shear stress-displacement behaviors are used to superimpose the complete curve of general shear failure mode. The proposed model is both verified by the physical model testing and 3DEC analysis.It concludes that:(1) The shearing behavior predominated by the first-order asperity can be simulated by the proposed model based on the simplified profile. This mathematical model can predict the shear strength and shear-off position of teeth well, especially for case by gradually damaging. The directional behavior and scale effect affected by sequence of teeth can also be investigated through this model.(2)The tooth with the highest inclination is mobilized ahead of the lower teeth observed form 3DEC analysis. The C-Y model in 3DEC can use to model the softening behavior due to gradual damage of asperity. The softening behavior form peak strength to residual behavior is primarily dominated by the Roughness index R in 3DEC.
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