Phyllite belongs to metamorphic soft rock and is often encountered during tunnel excavation, which brings inconvenience and safety problem to construction. The mechanical characteristics of phyllite ...

As a kind of heterogeneous and anisotropic material, Phyllite has a large number of joints inside due to long-term geological conditions. The integrity of the rock mass is poor, and the strength and ...

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