To investigate damage range and damage degree of PMMA under different decoupling charge coefficients (K) after blasting, a reasonable range of decoupling coefficient was theoretically determined. Experimental images after blasting were obtained through two-dimensional (2D) model experiment. Algorithms for computing damage variables and fractal dimensions of cracks in different zones were developed in MATLAB software, and the relationship between fractal dimension and blasting damage was established. The results indicated that as the decoupling coefficient increased, the length of the longest primary crack and the total length of cracks decreased gradually. Damage variable (ω) of the decoupled charge blasting decayed exponentially with increasing distance, ultimately approaching zero. Meanwhile, the attenuation rate increased with increasing decoupling coefficient. The relative sizes of fractal dimensions based on the box-counting dimension algorithm correlated with the macroscopic damage variables. Fractal dimensions in the blasting zones I, II, and III decreased sequentially as the decoupling coefficient increased, resulting in an overall reduction in overall fractal dimension. A prediction model for blasting damage in PMMA material under model experiment conditions was established. The calculated blasting damage degree based on fractal dimension can be used to quantitatively evaluate the spatial distribution characteristics of blasting-induced cracks, which provides a new approach to study the evolution patterns of blasting damage of rocks.
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