Neutrosophic Function for Assessing the Scale Effect of the Rock Joint Surface Roughness

A new investigation method is proposed for recording large-sized joint profiles and making statistical analyses of the joint roughness coefficient (JRC) values of the 10–300 cm sized profiles. The mechanical hand profilograph is used for joint roughness measurement due to its advantage of easy opera...

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Published in:Mathematical problems in engineering 2021, Vol.2021, p.1-11
Main Authors: Yong, Rui, Tan, Shaonan, Ye, Jun, Du, Shigui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Derivatives
Digitization
Investigations
Laboratories
Lasers
Mathematical problems
Methods
Recording
Sample size
Samples
Scale effect
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Surface roughness
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Summary:A new investigation method is proposed for recording large-sized joint profiles and making statistical analyses of the joint roughness coefficient (JRC) values of the 10–300 cm sized profiles. The mechanical hand profilograph is used for joint roughness measurement due to its advantage of easy operation and high accuracy in recording joint traces. Based on the proposed method, it provides sufficient samples from various positions on the large joint profile, which allows the statistical evaluation of JRC values. A neutrosophic number (NN) is employed for revealing determinate and/or indeterminate information as it consists of determinate and indeterminate parts. Due to the uncertainty of JRC in the real world, NN is chosen to represent the JRC value, which is not only random but also a fuzzy indefinite parameter. The neutrosophic function is used to analyze and express the scale effect of joint surface roughness, and its derivative is used to describe the changing trend of the scale effect. The results show that the JRC value of the joint profile is related to the scale and has a negative effect on the surface roughness of the rock joint. The indeterminate information about the scale effect on joint roughness is described by the neutrosophic functions, and the derivative indicated that the JRC values of small samples are more sensitive than those of large-sized examples. When the length of the sample exceeds the stationarity limit of 80 cm, the roughness appears to be almost scale independent.
ISSN:1024-123X
1563-5147
DOI:10.1155/2021/6611627