scholarly journals The Mechanism of Fracture and Damage Evolution of Granite in Thermal Environment

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (23) ◽  
pp. 7234
Author(s):  
Suran Wang ◽  
Youliang Chen ◽  
Min Xiong ◽  
Xi Du ◽  
Guanlin Liu ◽  
...  

In the study of rock mechanics, the variation of rock mechanical characteristics in high-temperature environments is always a major issue. The discrete element method and Voronoi modeling method were used to study the mechanical characteristics and crack evolution of granite specimens subjected to the high temperature and uniaxial compression test in order to study the internal crack evolution process of granite under the influence of high temperatures. Meanwhile, dependable findings were acquired when compared to experimental outcomes. A modified failure criterion was devised, and a Fish function was built to examine the evolution behavior of tensile and shear cracks during uniaxial compression, in order to better understand the evolution process of micro-cracks in granite specimens. Shear contacts occurred first, and the number of shear cracks reached its maximum value earliest, according to the findings. The number of tensile contacts then rapidly grew, whereas the number of shear cracks steadily declined. Furthermore, it was found that when temperature rises, the number of early tensile cracks grows. This study develops a fracture prediction system for rock engineering in high-temperature conditions.

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Zuoqing Bi ◽  
Han Liang ◽  
Qianjia Hui

The rock burst proneness of coal is closely related to the coal mass structure. Therefore, the initial crack distribution of high burst proneness coal, its fracture development, and failure process under loading conditions are of great significance for the prediction of rock burst. In this study, high burst proneness coal is used to prepare experiment samples. The surface cracks of the samples are identified and recorded. The internal crack of the sample is detected by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technology to determine the crack ratio of each sample. Then, 3D-CAD technology is used to restore the initial crack of the samples. Uniaxial compression test is carried out, and AE properties are recorded in the test. The stress-strain curve, the distribution of the fractural points within the sample at different stress states, and the relationship between ring count and stress are obtained. Results show that the stress-strain curves of high burst proneness coal are almost linear, to which the stress-ring count curves are similar. The distributions of fractural points in different bearing states show that the fracture points emerge in the later load stage and finally penetrate to form macrofracture, resulting in sample failure. This study reveals the initial crack distribution of coal with high burst proneness and the fracture development under bearing conditions, which provides a theoretical basis for the prediction technology of rock burst and technical support for the research of coal structure.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1401-1406
Author(s):  
Manmath Kumar Dash ◽  
R. Mythili ◽  
Rahul John ◽  
S. Saroja ◽  
Arup Dasgupta

AbstractThis paper aims at understanding the texture evolution in extruded oxide dispersion strengthened 18Cr ferritic steel during high-temperature uniaxial compression testing at 1,423 K at a strain rate of 0.01/s based on extensive electron back scatter diffraction characterization. The α-fiber texture is observed along the extrusion direction (ED) in the initial microstructure. The flow curves generated during uniaxial compression test are used to determine the associated hardening parameters. In addition, the degree of texture evolution after deformation along the ED and the transverse direction (TD) with respect to the initial condition has been predicted using VPSC-5 constitutive model. The prediction shows that the deformation along the ED produces a dominant γ-fiber texture in contrast to the TD. This is in agreement with the experimental results where γ-fiber texture is observed, due to enhanced dynamic recrystallization at high-temperature deformation.


Lithosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (Special 5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanqing Yang ◽  
Xuezhen Wu ◽  
Hongwen Jing ◽  
Liyuan Yu ◽  
Richeng Liu

Abstract Deep geothermal energy is of great strategic importance for the development of the energy industry. In the process of geothermal energy extraction, temperature changes will significantly affect the physical and mechanical properties of the rock mass. To investigate the influence of temperature on the physical and mechanical properties of red sandstones and marbles, the uniaxial compression test, variable-angle shear test, mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) test, and SEM test were conducted on the red sandstone and marble specimens treated by 9 temperature levels (from 25°C to 800°C). The results show that the porosity is positively correlated with the temperature regardless of rock types. The peak strength of red sandstones during uniaxial compression increases first when temperature increases from 25°C to 400°C and then decreases when temperature increases from 400°C to 800°C, whereas the peak strength of marbles exhibits a first decreasing (from 25°C to 300°C), then increasing (from 300°C to 600°C) and finally decreasing (from 600°C to 800°C) trend. Similarly, the shear strength and cohesion of red sandstones increase first and then decrease as temperature rises from 25°C to 800°C, despite of the predesigned shearing angle, which is opposite to the variation in frictional angle. The variations in physical and mechanical behavior are closely related to the expansion of the constituent grains or groundmass which make up the rock composition and closure of pores. Additionally, the temperature in the range from 400°C to 600°C plays an important role to evaluate the variations in the physical and mechanical characteristics of red sandstones and marbles after high-temperature exposure, because of the stress, strain, and porosity change dramatically.


Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 713
Author(s):  
Yanyan Peng ◽  
Qunchao Lin ◽  
Manchao He ◽  
Chun Zhu ◽  
Haijiang Zhang ◽  
...  

In rock engineering, it is of great significance to study the failure mechanical behavior of rocks with holes. Using a combination of experiment and infrared detection, the strength, deformation, and infrared temperature evolution behavior of marble with elliptical holes under uniaxial compression were studied. The test results showed that as the vertical axis b of the ellipse increased, the peak intensity first decreased and then increased, and the minimum value appeared when the horizontal axis was equal to the vertical axis. The detection results of the infrared thermal imager showed that the maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and average temperature of the observation area in the loading stage showed a downward trend, and the range of change was between 0.02 °C and 1 °C. It was mainly due to the accumulation of energy in the loading process of the rock sample that caused the surface temperature of the specimen to decrease. In the brittle failure stage, macroscopic cracks appeared on the surface of the rock sample, which caused the energy accumulated inside to dissipate, thereby increasing the maximum temperature and average temperature of the rock sample. The average temperature increase was about 0.05 °C to about 0.19 °C. The evolution of infrared temperature was consistent with the mechanical characteristics of rock sample failure, indicating that infrared thermal imaging technology can provide effective monitoring for the study of rock mechanics. The research in this paper provides new ideas for further research on the basic characteristics of rock failure under uniaxial compression.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2108
Author(s):  
Guanlin Liu ◽  
Youliang Chen ◽  
Xi Du ◽  
Peng Xiao ◽  
Shaoming Liao ◽  
...  

The cracking of rock mass under compression is the main factor causing structural failure. Therefore, it is very crucial to establish a rock damage evolution model to investigate the crack development process and reveal the failure and instability mechanism of rock under load. In this study, four different strength types of rock samples from hard to weak were selected, and the Voronoi method was used to perform and analyze uniaxial compression tests and the fracture process. The change characteristics of the number, angle, and length of cracks in the process of rock failure and instability were obtained. Three laws of crack development, damage evolution, and energy evolution were analyzed. The main conclusions are as follows. (1) The rock’s initial damage is mainly caused by tensile cracks, and the rapid growth of shear cracks after exceeding the damage threshold indicates that the rock is about to be a failure. The development of micro-cracks is mainly concentrated on the diagonal of the rock sample and gradually expands to the middle along the two ends of the diagonal. (2) The identification point of failure precursor information in Acoustic Emission (AE) can effectively provide a safety warning for the development of rock fracture. (3) The uniaxial compression damage constitutive equation of the rock sample with the crack length as the parameter is established, which can better reflect the damage evolution characteristics of the rock sample. (4) Tensile crack requires low energy consumption and energy dispersion is not concentrated. The damage is not apparent. Shear cracks are concentrated and consume a large amount of energy, resulting in strong damage and making it easy to form macro-cracks.


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