Introduction to ROCSCIENCE Slide3

Importance of Work and Crack Analysis

Step 3: Integrating with Slip Surfaces

  1. Ensure the Tension Crack entity is active (checked in the visibility tree).
  2. When defining the Slip Surface (e.g., Ellipsoid or Grid search), Slide3 will automatically check for intersections between the slip surface and the tension crack geometry.
  3. Logic: If a valid slip surface intersects the crack, the driving force is calculated including the hydrostatic pressure, but the resisting force is set to zero along the crack interface.

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