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A Study on Crack Damage Stress Thresholds of Different Rock Types Based on Uniaxial Compression Tests
Abstract When rock samples are loaded until macroscopic fractures develop, the failure process can be divided into several stages based on axial and lateral strain responses or the acoustic emission sequence during uniaxial compression tests. Several stress thresholds may be identified: the crack closure stress σcc, crack initiation stress σci, crack damage stress σcd, and uniaxial compressive strength σucs; these may be used as a warning indicator for rock rupture. We investigated the crack damage stress σcd, its threshold, and a possible relationship between σcd and the uniaxial compressive strength. The σcd of different rock types were compiled from previous studies based on uniaxial compression tests. The results showed that the overall averages and standard deviations of σcd/σucs for igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks were ~0.78 (±0.11), ~0.85 (±0.11), and ~0.73 (±0.18), respectively. There were no significant differences in σcd/σucs between the different rock types, except that the sedimentary rock had a slightly larger standard deviation attributed to the variation of porosity in the samples, while the metamorphic rock had higher average σcd/σucs resulting from the small statistical sample size. By excluding the higher-porosity (>10 %) rock samples, the averages and standard deviations of σcd/σucs for igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks were ~0.78 (±0.09), ~0.85 (±0.09), and ~0.78 (±0.11), respectively. The results imply that the rock origin process (i.e., igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) has a minimal effect on σcd/σucs. The ratio σcd/σucs could be an essential intrinsic property for low-porosity rocks, which could be used in rock engineering for predicting the failure process.
A Study on Crack Damage Stress Thresholds of Different Rock Types Based on Uniaxial Compression Tests
Abstract When rock samples are loaded until macroscopic fractures develop, the failure process can be divided into several stages based on axial and lateral strain responses or the acoustic emission sequence during uniaxial compression tests. Several stress thresholds may be identified: the crack closure stress σcc, crack initiation stress σci, crack damage stress σcd, and uniaxial compressive strength σucs; these may be used as a warning indicator for rock rupture. We investigated the crack damage stress σcd, its threshold, and a possible relationship between σcd and the uniaxial compressive strength. The σcd of different rock types were compiled from previous studies based on uniaxial compression tests. The results showed that the overall averages and standard deviations of σcd/σucs for igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks were ~0.78 (±0.11), ~0.85 (±0.11), and ~0.73 (±0.18), respectively. There were no significant differences in σcd/σucs between the different rock types, except that the sedimentary rock had a slightly larger standard deviation attributed to the variation of porosity in the samples, while the metamorphic rock had higher average σcd/σucs resulting from the small statistical sample size. By excluding the higher-porosity (>10 %) rock samples, the averages and standard deviations of σcd/σucs for igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks were ~0.78 (±0.09), ~0.85 (±0.09), and ~0.78 (±0.11), respectively. The results imply that the rock origin process (i.e., igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary) has a minimal effect on σcd/σucs. The ratio σcd/σucs could be an essential intrinsic property for low-porosity rocks, which could be used in rock engineering for predicting the failure process.
A Study on Crack Damage Stress Thresholds of Different Rock Types Based on Uniaxial Compression Tests
Xue, Lei (author) / Qin, Siqing (author) / Sun, Qiang (author) / Wang, Yuanyuan (author) / Lee, Lee Min (author) / Li, Weichao (author)
2013
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
BKL:
38.58
Geomechanik
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56.20
Ingenieurgeologie, Bodenmechanik
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38.58$jGeomechanik
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56.20$jIngenieurgeologie$jBodenmechanik
RVK:
ELIB41
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