Abstract:Based on the grade blocks tectonic theory for discontinuous and self-stress rock mass in depth,the effect of block-rock hierarchy scale on pendulum-type wave propagation is studied. Acceleration response of every block-rock is solved in the block-rock dynamical model on shock loading. Acceleration and frequency characteristics including center frequency and center frequency bandwidth of the block-rock mass are calculated,under the same shock loading energy and different block-rocks scales. The comparison results show that,the higher grade of block-rock structures,the more fast attenuation of block-rock mass acceleration on shock loading,and the main attenuation area is focus on the initial area of the block-rock structures. Pendulum-type wave is a low velocity wave while propagation in the block-rock mass compared with P wave and S wave. The higher grade of block-rock structures,the more lower velocity of pendulum-type wave. Block-rock with a larger frequency band center and wider bandwidth concentrate in the initial area when the higher grade of block-rock structures. The block-rock frequency band center moving to low frequency and the bandwidth becomes smaller on pendulum-type wave propagation,which performance the characteristics of low frequency,however,the changing trend more significantly when the higher grade of block-rock structures. Degree of fragmentation and joint development in rock mass can be inversion by the time-domain and frequency-domain results and testing techniques.