<p>In this paper, a numerical code, RFPA2D (rock failure process analysis), was used to simulate the initiation and propagation of fractures around a pre existing single cavity and multiple cavities in brittle rocks. Both static and dynamic loads were applied ...

<p>Dynamic crack propagation analysis was used to assess the seismic safety of concrete gravity dams in large-scale earthquakes. Since damping characteristics have been shown to have a major effect on the occurrence and propagation of cracks in dam body, we ...