Based on mesoscopic damage mechanics

numerical code RFPA2D is developed to simulate the failure process of seven transversely isotropic rock samples under uniaxial loading. The rock samples are composed of two different rock materials and they are formed with different dip angles between the rock layer orientation and the loading direction. Complete stress-strain curves are obtained and the deformation and failure behavior are described. As shown as the numerical results

rock layer dip angle of transversely isotropic rocks has much great influence on the failure process

such as peak strength

failure modes

and deformation characteristics et al. It is suitable to apply different failure criteria according to different failure modes caused by layer dip angle. The results of another serial of numerical simulations is well agreement with the experimental studies. The difference between the numerical simulations and experiments is probably caused by plane strain problems and parameters used in the simulations.