Abstract
To study the influence of fissure angle on the failure mechanism of coal mass, uniaxial compression tests were conducted on coal specimens with different fissure angles. The failure process and acoustic emission characteristics during loading were obtained. The mechanical properties and failure mode were further analyzed. The results showed that (1) The stress-strain behavior of specimens with different fissure angles can be divided into four typical stages, compaction, elastic deformation, crack growth and propagation, and strain-softening. The existence of pre-existing fissures reduces the duration of the elastic stage with an obvious influence on the crack growth and propagation stage, and strain-softening stage. (2) The uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus of the specimens containing pre-existing fissure are all lower than those of the unfissured. The strength and elastic modulus do not change significantly with fissure angle, which is closely related to the primary fracture of the coal. (3) With the increase of the fissure angle, the crack initiation location moves from the center of the pre-existing fissure to the tip. While fissure angle has no obvious effect on the crack propagation direction, the cracks develop along the loading direction. (4) The AE characteristics can be divided into three typical periods, quiet period, active period, and remission period. With the increase of the fissure angle, the duration proportion of the quiet period increases, indicating that the energy storage time of coal increases. With the increase of the fissure angle, the occurrence time of low frequency and high energy signal is delayed, indicating that the large-size rupture gradually concentrates in the late loading period. (5) Compared with rock samples containing pre-existing fissure, coal specimens have more primary fractures, and the failure mechanism of coal is dominated by the non-uniform primary fractures.
Research on mechanical properties and acoustic emission characteristics of rock beams with different lithologies and thicknesses
