Numerical and experimental study of percussive drilling with a triple-button bit on Kuru granite

Timo Saksala, D Gomon, Mikko Hokka, +1

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Geotechnical EngineeringEngineeringStructural GeologyCivil EngineeringGeomechanics +8

Numerical modeling and experimentation of dynamic Brazilian disc test on Kuru granite

Timo Saksala, Mikko Hokka, Veli‐Tapani Kuokkala, +1

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Rock TestingCrustal DeformationEngineeringCivil EngineeringGeomechanics +6

Damage–viscoplastic consistency model with a parabolic cap for rocks with brittle and ductile behavior under low‐velocity impact loading

Timo Saksala

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Rock TestingEngineeringImpact (Mechanics)Impact LoadingMechanical Engineering +21

Numerical study of the influence of hydrostatic and confining pressure on percussive drilling of hard rock

Timo Saksala

Computers and Geotechnics

Geotechnical EngineeringNumerical StudyEngineeringConfining PressureCivil Engineering +6

3D finite elements modelling of percussive rock drilling: Estimation of rate of penetration based on multiple impact simulations with a commercial drill bit

Timo Saksala, Marion Fourmeau, Alexandre Kane, +1

Computers and Geotechnics

Geotechnical EngineeringPercussive Rock DrillingEngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil Engineering +7

Numerical modelling of bit–rock fracture mechanisms in percussive drilling with a continuum approach

Timo Saksala

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Rock TestingEngineeringMechanical EngineeringContinuum ApproachDrilling +20

3D numerical modelling of bit–rock fracture mechanisms in percussive drilling with a multiple‐button bit

Timo Saksala

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Rock TestingEngineeringMechanical EngineeringBlastingRock Fracture +21

Numerical Modelling of Microwave Heating Assisted Rock Fracture

Martina Pressacco, Jari Kangas, Timo Saksala

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCivil EngineeringDamage EvolutionRadiofrequency Heating +10

Combined continuum damage‐embedded discontinuity model for explicit dynamic fracture analyses of quasi‐brittle materials

Timo Saksala, Delphine Brancherie, Isaac Harari, +1

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

EngineeringMechanical EngineeringDynamic Crack PropagationFracture ModelingQuasi‐brittle Materials +19

Numerical modelling of concrete fracture processes under dynamic loading: Meso-mechanical approach based on embedded discontinuity finite elements

Timo Saksala

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Finite Element MethodEngineeringConcrete FractureDynamic LoadingMechanics +13