scholarly journals Damage and fractal evolution trends of sandstones under constant-amplitude and tiered cyclic loading and unloading based on acoustic emission

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 155014771986102
Author(s):  
Dongxu Liang ◽  
Nong Zhang ◽  
Lixiang Xie ◽  
Guangming Zhao ◽  
Deyu Qian
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Damage Accumulation ◽  
Fractal Dimensions ◽  
Damage Variable ◽  
Constant Amplitude ◽  
Kaiser Effect ◽  
Cyclic Loading And Unloading ◽  
Loading And Unloading

It is of significance to study the damage and destruction of rock under cyclic loading in geotechnical engineering. We determined the trends in damage evolution of sandstone under constant-amplitude and tiered cyclic loading and unloading under uniaxial compression. The results of the study show that (1) the variation of acoustic-emission events was consistent with the stress curves and 89% of all acoustic-emission events occurred during the cycling stages. The observed Kaiser effect was more notable in tiered cycling. (2) The damage variable increased sharply in the cycling stages and its increment was 0.07 higher for tiered cycling than constant-amplitude cycling. Sandstone exhibited greater damage under tiered cyclic loading and unloading. (3) Equations for the evolution of the damage variable under the two cycle modes were obtained by fitting of experimental data. (4) The fractal dimensions of the constant-amplitude cycle were larger than those of the tiered cycle. The process of damage and destruction presents a trend of reducing fractal dimension. The damage accumulation of sandstone under tiered cycling was faster than under constant-amplitude cycling. These results provide references for damage and early warning of rock under both constant-amplitude and tiered cyclic loading and unloading.

scholarly journals Study on Permeability of Deep-Buried Sandstone under Triaxial Cyclic Loads

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Mingqiang Sheng ◽  
Awei Mabi ◽  
Xigen Lu
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Energy Density ◽  
Damage Variable ◽  
Dissipated Energy ◽  
Peak Strain ◽  
Rock Damage ◽  
Cyclic Loading And Unloading ◽  
Relative Strain ◽  
Loading And Unloading

The triaxial cyclic loading and unloading test was carried out on a TAW-2000 rock mechanics to study the permeability characteristics of deep-buried sandstone. This paper analyzed the evolution laws of permeability, elastic modulus, rock damage, dissipated energy, and acoustic emission events of sandstone under different confining pressures. It also introduced the concept of relative strain and further discussed the relationship between relative strain and permeability. The test results showed that the permeability of sandstone under cyclic loading and unloading obviously experienced three stages. At a low strain level, the damage degree of sandstone was low. As a result, both the number of acoustic emission events and the proportion of the dissipated energy density were small. In this stage, with increasing the stress, the permeability decreased. With the increase of the relative strain, the propagation of fissure increased through rock interior and the damage of rock was accumulated. Consequently, the number of acoustic emission events grew slowly, and the proportion of dissipated energy density and the damage variable (D) increased gradually. In this stage, the permeability increases. As the axial strain reached the peak strain, the fissures developed into cracks and the rock failure happened. The number of acoustic emission events increased rapidly; both the proportion of the dissipated energy density and the damage variable (D) obtain the maximum value. In this stage, the permeability increased greatly. In this study, the point of fissure propagation of rock specimens was used as the point of demarcation. Before the fissures propagated, the permeability increased slowly and it was in accordance with a linear function. After the fissures propagated, the degree of rock damage increased, and the permeability increased in the form of an exponential function. The larger the confining pressure was, the smaller the relative strain corresponding to the point of fissure propagation was.

scholarly journals Analysis of Damage Evolution of Sandstone under Uniaxial Loading and Unloading Conditions Based on Resistivity Characteristics

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guoyin Wu ◽  
Kui Wang ◽  
Mingjie Zhao ◽  
Zhichao Nie ◽  
Zhen Huang
Keyword(s):  
Stress State ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Damage Model ◽  
Damage Variable ◽  
Uniaxial Loading ◽  
Experimental Comparison ◽  
Variable Expression ◽  
Cyclic Loading And Unloading ◽  
Sandstone Rock ◽  
Loading And Unloading

In complex rock engineering, understanding the stress state and determining stability and damage evolution are necessary. To more accurately provide a theoretical basis for judging the stress state of bedrock in engineering, this study experimentally addressed the damage evolution of sandstone under loading and unloading conditions. A theoretical relationship between rock resistivity and porosity was obtained according to the Archie formula, which allowed the derivation of the sandstone damage variable expression. Then, sandstone rock samples were used for experimental evaluation, and the feasibility of the theoretically determined damage variable was verified. Finally, through theoretical and experimental comparison analysis, we developed a correlative damage model for sandstone under uniaxial loading and unloading. The results show that the damage variable varies linearly with strain. The proposed correlative equation describes this behavior accurately for loading and unloading conditions. Based on the results of this study, the correlative damage model of sandstone under cyclic loading and unloading conditions can be further improved to be a complete constitutive damage model.

Experimental and numerical studies on fracture characteristics of notched granite beams under cyclic loading and unloading

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-17
Author(s):  
Xiaojing Li ◽  
Peijie He ◽  
Jianhui Tang ◽  
Xudong Chen
Keyword(s):  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Average Frequency ◽  
Test System ◽  
Underground Engineering ◽  
Three Point Bending ◽  
Cyclic Loading And Unloading ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Felicity Ratio

In underground engineering, such as mining engineering and deep tunnel engineering, the rock is often loaded and unloaded repeatedly. The strength of rock under cyclic load is lower than that under static load. To obtain the fracture response of the rock, the three-point bending tests of notched granite beams under cyclic loading and unloading were carried out with Electro-hydraulic Servo Material Test System. The acoustic emission technology was adopted to monitor the acoustic emission events of sample in the process of fracture. It is revealed that the fracture toughness of granite under cyclic loading and unloading is lower than that under static loading. Based on the acoustic emission energy obtained from monitoring, the damage evolution during cyclic loading and unloading was analyzed. The fracture mode of granite samples is analyzed by the RA value-average frequency correlation method. And the Felicity ratio during the loading and unloading cycle was calculated to evaluate the severity of initial damage of the material. It is revealed that Kaiser effect appears only in the elastic deformation stage of cyclic loading unloading bending. The Holmquist–Johnson–Cook damage constitutive model and Weibull distribution were used to establish the heterogeneous granite model. And the three-point bending of the model under cyclic loading and unloading was simulated to disclose the crack growth mechanism of rock. The study may provide some references for rock instability control in geotechnical engineering construction.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Water Bearing Sandstone under Stable Cyclic Loading and Unloading

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Xinzhan Qin ◽  
Yu Zhou ◽  
Manchao He
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Coal Mines ◽  
Surrounding Rock ◽  
Emission Characteristics ◽  
Cyclic Loading And Unloading ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Pumped Storage

Due to the adjustment of energy structure, a large number of coal mines are abandoned. Considering the environmental and economic effects, many experts proposed to use the abandoned mine cavern as the reservoir of the pumped storage power station. Furthermore, considering the long-term effects of repeated pumping and drainage and hydrodynamic pressure on the surrounding rock in coal mines, a large amount of sandstone was collected from the Ruineng coal mine in Yan’an city to carry out a series of laboratory tests. Through uniaxial compression testing of rock samples with different water content rates, combined with acoustic emission (AE) analysis, the strength softening and macrodeformation characteristics are obtained, and the influence of water content on acoustic emission characteristics is clarified. The mechanical properties of water bearing rock under cyclic loading and unloading experiments with varying upper limits are obtained using a triaxial test system, and the precursory information of rock failure is captured, providing significant guidance for stability analysis and instability warning for surrounding rock in pumped storage power stations.

scholarly journals Study on Mechanical Properties and Damage Evolution of High-Porosity Concrete under Cyclic Loading and Unloading

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Dong Zhang ◽  
Ai-hong Lu ◽  
Xia Wang ◽  
Yu Xia ◽  
Si-yu Gong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Cyclic Loading ◽  
Damage Evolution ◽  
Stress Amplitude ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Peak Strain ◽  
Cycle Number ◽  
Cyclic Loading And Unloading ◽  
Loading And Unloading

Understanding the mechanical properties and energy response of high-porosity concrete under the cyclic loading and unloading is the foundation of road construction in sponge city. In this study, the concrete with the porosity of 15% was taken as the research object, and the cyclic loading and unloading tests on the high-porosity concrete were performed under the stress amplitude of 25 MPa, 30 MPa, and 35 MPa in the elastic stage. The effects of stress amplitude and cycle number on the mechanical characteristics and damage evolution law of concrete were obtained. The experimental results show the following. (1) With the increase of cycle number, the loading and unloading elastic modulus of concrete under different stress amplitudes first increases and then decreases; the greater the stress amplitude, the faster the growth and deceleration of the loading and unloading elastic modulus. (2) With the increase of the cycle number, the peak strain and residual plastic deformation increase. (3) The greater the stress amplitude, the higher the damage of concrete; with the increasing number of cyclic loading and unloading, the damage of concrete is enhanced gradually. When the damage variable value is 1, the relationship between the cycle number and the initial stress amplitude satisfies a negative exponential function.

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