Abstract:
Under static and dynamic actions, the deformation in jointed rock mass is formed mainly from that of joints, and the deformation of rock block is very small. Both of them are discontinuous. Only if the method of discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) is used, the discontinuity nature of rock mass can be concretely displayed. No matter whether the deformation is formed under statics or dynamic conditions, it is always related to the time factor. This means that the dynamic method can still be used in static problems. If the rock mass has very small displacement in static problems and is in very stable condition, the time factor can be neglected. For dynamic problems with large displacement such as blast, good calculative results can be gained by means of DDA. In this paper, the above problems and some static and dynamic examples are analysed and discussed.