scholarly journals Comparison of Mechanical Behavior and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Three Thermally-Damaged Rocks

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Peng ◽  
Sheng-Qi Yang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Thermal Damage ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
P Wave ◽  
High Temperature Treatment ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Compression Tests

High temperature treatment has a significant influence on the mechanical behavior and the associated microcracking characteristic of rocks. A good understanding of the thermal damage effects on rock behavior is helpful for design and stability evaluation of engineering structures in the geothermal field. This paper studies the mechanical behavior and the acoustic emission (AE) characteristic of three typical rocks (i.e., sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous), with an emphasis on how the difference in rock type (i.e., porosity and mineralogical composition) affects the rock behavior in response to thermal damage. Compression tests are carried out on rock specimens which are thermally damaged and AE monitoring is conducted during the compression tests. The mechanical properties including P-wave velocity, compressive strength, and Young’s modulus for the three rocks are found to generally show a decreasing trend as the temperature applied to the rock increases. However, these mechanical properties for quartz sandstone first increase to a certain extent and then decrease as the treatment temperature increases, which is mainly attributed to the high porosity of quartz sandstone. The results obtained from stress–strain curve, failure mode, and AE characteristic also show that the failure of quartz-rich rock (i.e., quartz sandstone and granite) is more brittle when compared with that of calcite-rich rock (i.e., marble). However, the ductility is enhanced to some extent as the treatment temperature increases for all the three examined rocks. Due to high brittleness of quartz sandstone and granite, more AE activities can be detected during loading and the recorded AE activities mostly accumulate when the stress approaches the peak strength, which is quite different from the results of marble.

scholarly journals Mechanical behavior of frozen soil improved with sulphoaluminate cement and its microscopic mechanism

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhenhua Yin ◽  
Hu Zhang ◽  
Jianming Zhang ◽  
Mingtang Chai
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Soil Improvement ◽  
Particle Size Analysis ◽  
Frozen Soil ◽  
Size Analysis ◽  
Permafrost Soil ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Microscopic Mechanism ◽  
Sulphoaluminate Cement

Abstract The foundation of constructions built in the permafrost areas undergo considerable creeping or thawing deformation because of the underlying ice-rich permafrost. Soil improvement may be of advantage in treating ice-rich permafrost at shallow depth. Sulphoaluminate cement was a potential material to improve frozen soil. Simultaneously, two other cements, ordinary Portland cement and Magnesium phosphate cement were selected as the comparison. The mechanical behavior of modified frozen soil was studied with thaw compression tests and unconfined compression strength tests. Meanwhile, the microscopic mechanism was explored by field emission scanning electron microscopy, particle size analysis and X-ray diffractometry. The results showed Sulphoaluminate cement was useful in reducing the thaw compression deformation and in enhancing the strength of the frozen soil. The improvement of the mechanical behavior depended mainly on two aspects: the formation of structural mineral crystals and the agglomeration of soil particles. The two main factors contributed to the improvement of mechanical properties simultaneously. The thicker AFt crystals result in a higher strength and AFt plays an important role in improving the mechanical properties of frozen soils.The study verified that Sulphoaluminate cement was an excellent stabilizer to improve ice-rich frozen soils.

Modeling the Large Deformation and Microstructure Evolution of Nonwoven Polymer Fiber Networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mang Zhang ◽  
Yuli Chen ◽  
Fu-pen Chiang ◽  
Pelagia Irene Gouma ◽  
Lifeng Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Large Deformation ◽  
Biological Tissues ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Polymer Fiber ◽  
Fiber Networks ◽  
Fiber Aspect Ratio ◽  
Network Microstructure

The electrospinning process enables the fabrication of randomly distributed nonwoven polymer fiber networks with high surface area and high porosity, making them ideal candidates for multifunctional materials. The mechanics of nonwoven networks has been well established for elastic deformations. However, the mechanical properties of the polymer fibrous networks with large deformation are largely unexplored, while understanding their elastic and plastic mechanical properties at different fiber volume fractions, fiber aspect ratio, and constituent material properties is essential in the design of various polymer fibrous networks. In this paper, a representative volume element (RVE) based finite element model with long fibers is developed to emulate the randomly distributed nonwoven fibrous network microstructure, enabling us to systematically investigate the mechanics and large deformation behavior of random nonwoven networks. The results show that the network volume fraction, the fiber aspect ratio, and the fiber curliness have significant influences on the effective stiffness, effective yield strength, and the postyield behavior of the resulting fiber mats under both tension and shear loads. This study reveals the relation between the macroscopic mechanical behavior and the local randomly distributed network microstructure deformation mechanism of the nonwoven fiber network. The model presented here can also be applied to capture the mechanical behavior of other complex nonwoven network systems, like carbon nanotube networks, biological tissues, and artificial engineering networks.

Mechanical Compression and Crushing Properties of a Straw-Lime Material

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parmo Parmo ◽  
Jean-Luc Hanus ◽  
Naima Belayachi ◽  
Patrice Bailly
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Linear Part ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Image Correlation ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Stress Plateau ◽  
Speed Test ◽  
Binder Ratio ◽  
Parallel Direction ◽  
Strain Stress

The aim of this study was to determine the compressive mechanical properties and the energy absorption characteristics of a bio-composite material based on lime, wheat straw, and additives (protein and entraining agent). The selected samples with fiber to binder ratio of 30% were subjected to compression tests at different strain rates (1 mm/min, 10 mm/min, and 100 mm/min), in the perpendicular and parallel directions to fiber orientation. Image analysis supported with Digital Image Correlation (DIC) method is performed to follow longitudinal and lateral deformations, thus making it possible to evaluate elastic properties. The results show that the highest density and compressive strength in the parallel direction are ~349 kg/m3 and ~0.101 MPa, respectively. The perpendicular specimens at 100 mm/min of speed test showed the highest values of densification strain, stress plateau, energy efficiency, and absorbed-energy of 47.27%, 0.32 MPa, 16.98 %, and 13.84 kJ/m2, respectively. The values of Young’s modulus identified with DIC are significantly different from those determined by the slope of the linear part of the stress-strain curve. A slight influence of strain rate on mechanical properties is observed.

scholarly journals A Thermal Damage Constitutive Model for Oil Shale Based on Weibull Statistical Theory

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guijie Zhao ◽  
Chen Chen ◽  
Huan Yan
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Oil Shale ◽  
Thermal Damage ◽  
Triaxial Compression ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Damage Constitutive Model

In this work, we first studied the thermal damage to typical rocks, assuming that the strength of thermally damaged rock microelements obeys a Weibull distribution and considering the influence of temperature on rock mechanical parameters; under the condition that microelement failure conforms to the Drucker–Prager criterion, the statistical thermal damage constitutive model of rocks after high-temperature exposure was established. On this basis, conventional triaxial compression tests were carried out on oil shale specimens heated to different temperatures, and according to the results of these tests, the relationship between the temperature and parameters in the statistical thermal damage constitutive model was determined, and the thermal damage constitutive model for oil shale was established. The results show that the thermal damage in oil shale increases with the increase of temperature; the damage variable is largest at 700°C, reaching 0.636; from room temperature to 700°C, the elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio decrease by 62.66% and 64.57%, respectively; the theoretical stress-strain curve obtained from the model is in good agreement with the measured curves; the maximum difference between the two curves before peak strength is only 5 × 10−4; the model accurately reflects the deformation characteristics of oil shale at high temperature. The research results are of practical significance to the underground in situ thermal processing of oil shale.

scholarly journals Prediction of Stress–Strain Curves Based on Hydric Non-Destructive Tests on Sandstones

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Ludovico-Marques ◽  
Carlos Chastre
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Analytical Model ◽  
Strain Curve ◽  
Low Pressure ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Non Destructive

The study of the mechanical behavior of building stones is traditionally supported by destructive compression tests carried out on representative specimens. However, in order to respect the monuments’ integrity, the study of the mechanical behavior of stones can be based mostly on physical properties obtained from non-destructive tests (NDT). For this study, a simple and cheap NDT—water absorption under low pressure—was used to carry out fast surveys and to predict the most important design parameters of loadbearing masonry, among which are the compressive strength, strain at failure, and even elastic modulus on monument blocks. The paper presents the results of the experimental work conducted to obtain the physical properties and stress–strain curves of the sandstones tested. Supported by these results, it was possible to correlate the various parameters and develop an analytical model that predicts the stress–strain curve of the sandstones based on water absorption under low pressure tests. A good agreement is observed between the analytical model and the experimental tests.

scholarly journals Numerical Investigation of Influences of Drilling Arrangements on the Mechanical Behavior and Energy Evolution of Coal Models

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong-bin Zhao ◽  
Wei-yao Guo ◽  
Feng-hai Yu ◽  
Yun-liang Tan ◽  
Bin Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Mechanical Behavior ◽  
Rock Burst ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Energy Index ◽  
Energy Evolution ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Influencing Mechanism ◽  
Drilling Method

Destress drilling method is one of the commonly used methods for mitigating rock bursts, especially in coal mining. To better understand the influences of drilling arrangements on the destress effect is beneficial for rock burst mitigation. This study first introduced the rock burst mitigation mechanism of the destress drilling method and then numerically investigated the influences of drilling arrangements on the mechanical properties of coal models through uniaxial compression tests. Based on the test results, the energy evolution (i.e., the energy dissipation and bursting energy indexes) influenced by different drilling arrangements was analyzed. When the drilling diameter, the number of drilling holes in one row, or the number of drilling rows increases, the bearing capacity of specimens nonlinearly decreases, but the energy dissipation index increases. In addition, the drilling diameter or the number of drilling holes in one row affects the failure mode weakly, which is different from that of the number of drilling rows. Consequently, the bursting energy index decreases as increasing the drilling diameter or the number of drilling holes in one row, but as increasing the number of drilling rows, the variation law of bursting energy index is not obvious. At last, the influencing mechanism of drilling arrangement on the rock burst prevention mechanism of the destress drilling method was discussed and revealed.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Thermal Damage and Energy Evolution of Sandstone after High Temperature Treatment

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rong-rong Zhang ◽  
Lai-wang Jing ◽  
Qin-yong Ma
Keyword(s):  
Strain Energy ◽  
Thermal Damage ◽  
Peak Stress ◽  
Temperature Treatment ◽  
P Wave ◽  
High Temperature Treatment ◽  
Energy Evolution ◽  
P Wave Velocity ◽  
Total Input ◽  
Evolution Characteristics

Thermal damage and energy evolution characteristics in process of impact failure of sandstone after high temperature treatment were studied by split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. The ultrasonic P-wave velocity, density, porosity, peak stress, ET/E0, thermal damage, fracture, and energy evolution characteristics of sandstone with temperature during the experimental process were explored. Results show that, with the increase of temperature, the ultrasonic P-wave velocity and density decrease, while the porosity increases. It is found that the peak stress and ET/E0 decrease with the increase of temperature, and the decreasing trend is fitted with the simple cubic equation. Above 600°C, dynamic peak stress and ET/E0 decrease rapidly. The thermal damage of rock increases with the increase of temperature, which is in accordance with the logistic curve model. The thresholds of damage strain energy release rate are 200°C and 800°C in this research. Its total input strain energy decreases with the increase of processing temperature and decreases sharply when the temperature is over 600°C. The variation of total input strain energy has small change at the range from 400°C to 600°C.

scholarly journals Dual role of microcracks: toughening and degradation

2001 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
G M Nagaraja Rao ◽  
C RL Murthy
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Acoustic Emission ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Inelastic Strain ◽  
Dual Role ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Defective Structure ◽  
Heating And Cooling ◽  
Thermally Treated

One of the methods of improving the mechanical properties of ceramics is to introduce a defective structure that acts as a restraint for the propagation of cracks. In the present study a detailed investigation was carried out by introducing a defective structure in rock to determine if there is any improvement in properties similar to ceramics. Granite was chosen for the investigation, and the microcracks were introduced by a heating and cooling cycle. Uniaxial compression tests have shown that granite thermally treated to 200°C shows the highest strength, and the strength of granite treated to 400°C is comparable to that of unheated granite. Both ultrasonic images and acoustic-emission monitoring show that for thermally treated samples the stress-induced microcrack and macrocrack nucleation and their growth are retarded. The variations in mechanical properties are explained based on the concept of toughening and degradation. Uniaxial compression tests on unheated and thermally treated granite samples have clearly established the dual role of microcracks, which operate in the toughening and degradation mechanisms.Key words: thermal treatment, microcrack, inelastic strain, ultrasonic C-scan imaging, acoustic emission, toughening.

Polyurethane Foams Behaviour. Experiments versus Modeling

2008 ◽  
Vol 399 ◽  
pp. 123-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liviu Marsavina ◽  
Tomasz Sadowski ◽  
Dan Mihai Constantinescu ◽  
Radu Negru
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Finite Element Analysis ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Polyurethane Foams ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
High Porosity ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Micromechanical Models

. Polyurethane foam materials are widely used as cores in sandwich composites, for packing and cushioning. The main characteristics of foams are light weight, high porosity, high crushability and good energy absorption capacity. The paper presents the experimental results obtained for the mechanical properties of polyurethane foams in different loading conditions and the influence of impregnation on the mechanical properties. A 200 kg/m3 density polyurethane foam was investigated in the experimental program in three different Strength of Materials laboratories from Lublin, Bucharest and Timisoara. The paper assesses the possibility to describe the polyurethane foam behaviour trough compression tests, micromechanical models and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The micromechanical models and Finite Element Analysis could be used successfully for representing the engineering stress – strain behaviour if the compression tests provide reliable material parameters.

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