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This paper studies how intersecting fracture geometry affects fracture propagation under uniaxial compression. DEM and Particle Flow Code (PFC2D, Particle Flow Code) are used to build mesoscopic models with single-intersecting fractures (30\u2013150\u00b0) and double-intersecting fractures with five offset levels: Zero, Minor, Moderate, Substantial, and Maximum. For single-intersecting fractures, smaller angles cause stronger shear slip and more multi-source cracking. Peak stress, ultimate strain, and final crack number (defined as the sum of tensile and shear micro-cracks from parallel-bond failure) increase. Larger angles lead to brittle failure and weaker properties. For double-intersecting fractures, bearing capacity first increases then stabilizes with offset. Zero and Minor offset have lower strength; Moderate, Substantial, and Maximum offset have higher capacity. Crack number increases with offset. Maximum offset has the most cracks but the smallest ultimate strain, while Substantial offset has the largest, with deformation from shear slip and higher brittle failure risk. Double-intersecting fracture specimens have fewer cracks but more concentrated damage and weaker properties than single-fracture specimens. This indicates damage distribution, not crack number, governs degradation. This study reveals how fracture configuration controls concrete response, providing mechanistic references for understanding failure behaviors related to safety-analysis and reinforcement-oriented research.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma19194097","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]],"date-time":"2026-09-24T16:29:53Z","timestamp":1790267393000},"page":"4097","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Investigating the Interacting Mechanisms of Precast Intersecting Cracks in Concrete: Insights from the Simulations Based on Discrete Element Method"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Yuexing","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Fifth Geological Brigade of Jiangxi Geological Bureau, Xinyu 338000, China"},{"name":"College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Wenxin","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"State Key Laboratory of Disaster Prevention and Ecology Protection in Open-Pit Coal Mines, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China"},{"name":"School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Zhiwei","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ying\u2019er Command Center, Dongxin Oil Production Plant Shengli Oilfield, Sinopec, Dongying 257000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Liang","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Fifth Geological Brigade of Jiangxi Geological Bureau, Xinyu 338000, China"},{"name":"College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"data-curation","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Zhiyong","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Runlin","family":"Luo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Earth Sciences, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"methodology","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"given":"Xianzheng","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5479-1192","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shuyang","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"},{"role":"investigation","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-original-draft","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"writing-review-editing","vocabulary":"credit"},{"role":"supervision","vocabulary":"credit"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"e06052","article-title":"Experimental study on stress-strain behavior of recycled steel fiber reinforced recycled aggregate self-compacting concrete under uniaxial cyclic compression","volume":"24","author":"Tu","year":"2026","journal-title":"Case Stud. 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