• Shear strength of drilled rock decreases linearly with increasing borehole diameter.
• Cohesion first increases then decreases with higher pre-static load and dynamic load amplitude, while internal friction angle consistently decreases.
• Shear failure surface transitions from rough to smooth due to static load enhancing tooth cutting and dynamic load causing repeated crack friction.
• Borehole pressure relief enlarges the plastic zone radius of surrounding rock following a quadratic function, informing support design.
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