Fracture mechanism of rock around a tunnel-shaped cavity with interconnected cracks under blasting stress waves

The existence of cracks in the surrounding rock significantly affects tunnel stability under dynamic disturbances. To study the fracture mechanism of tunnels in fractured rock masses under blasting stress waves, a new specimen, i.e., the specimen with a tunnel-shaped cavity and interconnected cracks (TCIC), was proposed in this paper. Using these specimens, blasting tests were conducted. The crack propagation data were monitored by crack...