Dynamic Fracturing and Energy Release Mechanisms in Heterogeneous Materials

在动态/冲击载荷下的地质材料（即岩石，土壤和混凝土）的断裂行为的预测是必不可少的，在处理广泛的工程问题，包括挖掘和采矿，爆破和破碎，地震工程，冲击坑，和保护结构设计然而，目前的知识和建模能力，这些应用仍然是经验为基础的。该项目旨在研究地质材料动态断裂的基本问题，并应用这些知识来提高地质材料动态断裂的理解和建模能力。

The prediction of fracturing behaviour in geomaterials (i.e. rock, soil and concrete) under dynamic/impact loads is essential in dealing with a wide range of engineering problems including excavation and mining, blasting and fragmentation, earthquake engineering, impact cratering, and protective structure design However, current knowledge and modelling capabilities of these applications remains empirically based. This project aims to investigate fundamental issues governing the dynamic fracturing of geomaterials and apply this knowledge to advance the understanding and modelling capacity of dynamic fractures in geomaterials.