A conceptual model of intermittent joints is introduced to the cyclic shear test in the laboratory to explore the effects of loading parameters on its shear behavior under cyclic shear loading.The results show that th...A conceptual model of intermittent joints is introduced to the cyclic shear test in the laboratory to explore the effects of loading parameters on its shear behavior under cyclic shear loading.The results show that the loading parameters(initial normal stress,normal stiffness,and shear velocity)determine propagation paths of the wing and secondary cracks in rock bridges during the initial shear cycle,creating different morphologies of macroscopic step-path rupture surfaces and asperities on them.The differences in stress state and rupture surface induce different cyclic shear responses.It shows that high initial normal stress accelerates asperity degradation,raises shear resistance,and promotes compression of intermittent joints.In addition,high normal stiffness provides higher normal stress and shear resistance during the initial cycles and inhibits the dilation and compression of intermittent joints.High shear velocity results in a higher shear resistance,greater dilation,and greater compression.Finally,shear strength is most sensitive to initial normal stress,followed by shear velocity and normal stiffness.Moreover,average dilation angle is most sensitive to initial normal stress,followed by normal stiffness and shear velocity.During the shear cycles,frictional coefficient is affected by asperity degradation,backfilling of rock debris,and frictional area,exhibiting a non-monotonic behavior.展开更多
The long-term stability of rocks is crucial for ensuring safety in deep engineering,where the prolonged influence of shear loading is a key factor in delayed engineering disasters.Despite its significance,research on ...The long-term stability of rocks is crucial for ensuring safety in deep engineering,where the prolonged influence of shear loading is a key factor in delayed engineering disasters.Despite its significance,research on time-dependent shear failures under true triaxial stress to reflect in situ stress conditions remains limited.This study presents laboratory shear creep measurements on intact sandstone samples under constant normal load(CNL)and constant normal stiffness(CNS)conditions,which are typical of shallow and deep engineering cases,respectively.Our investigation focuses on the effects of various lateral stresses and boundary conditions on the mechanical behaviors and failure modes of the rock samples.Results indicate that lateral stress significantly reduces shear creep deformation and decreases creep rates.Without lateral stress constraints,the samples are prone to lateral tensile fractures leading to macroscopic spalling,likely due to“shear-induced tensile”stress.This failure behavior is mitigated under lateral stress constraints.Additionally,compared to CNL condition,samples under CNS condition demonstrate enhanced long-term shear resistance,reduced shear creep rates,and rougher shear failure surfaces.These findings suggest the need to improve our understanding of rock mass stability and to develop effective disaster prevention and mitigation strategies in engineering applications.展开更多
Rock bolts have been widely used for stabilizing rock mass in geotechnical engineering.It is acknowledged that the bolt profiles have a sound influence on the support effect of the rock bolting system.Previous studies...Rock bolts have been widely used for stabilizing rock mass in geotechnical engineering.It is acknowledged that the bolt profiles have a sound influence on the support effect of the rock bolting system.Previous studies have proposed some optimal rib parameters(e.g.rib spacing);unfortunately,the interface shear behaviors are generally ignored.Therefore,determination of radial stress and radial displacement on the bolt-grout interface using traditional pull-out tests is not possible.The load-bearing capacity and deformation capacity vary as bolt profiles differ,suggesting that the support effect of the bolting system can be enhanced by optimizing bolt profiles.The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of bolt profiles(with/without ribs,rib spacing,and rib height)on the shear behaviors between the rock bolt and grout material using direct shear tests.Thereby,systematic interfacial shear tests with different bolt profiles were performed under both constant normal load(CNL)and constant normal stiffness(CNS)boundary conditions.The results suggested that rib spacing has a more marked influence on the interface shear behavior than rib height does,in particular at the post-yield stage.The results could facilitate our understanding of bolt-grout interface shear behavior under CNS conditions,and optimize selection of rock bolts under in situ rock conditions.展开更多
Fault activation has been the focus of research community for years.However,the studies of fault activation remain immature,such as the fault activation mode and its major factors under constant normal stiffness(CNS)c...Fault activation has been the focus of research community for years.However,the studies of fault activation remain immature,such as the fault activation mode and its major factors under constant normal stiffness(CNS)conditions associated with large thickness of fault surrounding rock mass.In this study,the rock friction experiments were conducted to understand the fault activation modes under the CNS conditions.Two major parameters,i.e.the initial normal stress and loading rate,were considered and calibrated in the tests.To reveal the response mechanism of fault activation,the local strains near the fault plane were recorded,and the macroscopic stresses and displacements were analyzed.The testing results show that the effect of displacement-controlled loading rate is more pronounced under the CNS conditions than that under constant normal load(CNL)conditions.Both the normal and shear stresses drop suddenly when the stick-slip occurs.The decrease and increase of the normal stress are synchronous with the shear stress in the regular stick-slip scenario,but mismatch with the shear stress during the chaotic stick-slip process.The results are helpful for understanding the fault sliding mode and the prediction and prevention of fault slip.展开更多
To reveal the mechanism of shear failure of en-echelon joints under cyclic loading,such as during earthquakes,we conducted a series of cyclic shear tests of en-echelon joints under constant normal stiffness(CNS)condit...To reveal the mechanism of shear failure of en-echelon joints under cyclic loading,such as during earthquakes,we conducted a series of cyclic shear tests of en-echelon joints under constant normal stiffness(CNS)conditions.We analyzed the evolution of shear stress,normal stress,stress path,dilatancy characteristics,and friction coefficient and revealed the failure mechanisms of en-echelon joints at different angles.The results show that the cyclic shear behavior of the en-echelon joints is closely related to the joint angle,with the shear strength at a positive angle exceeding that at a negative angle during shear cycles.As the number of cycles increases,the shear strength decreases rapidly,and the difference between the varying angles gradually decreases.Dilation occurs in the early shear cycles(1 and 2),while contraction is the main feature in later cycles(310).The friction coefficient decreases with the number of cycles and exhibits a more significant sensitivity to joint angles than shear cycles.The joint angle determines the asperities on the rupture surfaces and the block size,and thus determines the subsequent shear failure mode(block crushing and asperity degradation).At positive angles,block size is more greater and asperities on the rupture surface are smaller than at nonpositive angles.Therefore,the cyclic shear behavior is controlled by block crushing at positive angles and asperity degradation at negative angles.展开更多
Rock bolts are widely used in rock engineering projects to improve the shear capacity of the jointed rock mass.The bolt inclination angle with respect to the shear plane has a remarkable influence on the bolting perfo...Rock bolts are widely used in rock engineering projects to improve the shear capacity of the jointed rock mass.The bolt inclination angle with respect to the shear plane has a remarkable influence on the bolting performance.In this study,a new artificial molding method based on 3D scanning and printing technology was first proposed to prepare bolted joints with an inclined bolt.Then,the effects of the bolt inclination angle and boundary conditions on the shear behavior and failure characteristic of bolted joints were addressed by conducting direct shear tests under both CNL and CNS conditions.Results indicated that rock bolt could significantly improve the shear behavior of rock joints,especially in the post-yield deformation region.With the increase of bolt inclination angle,both the maximum shear stress and the maximum friction coefficient increased first and then decreased,while the maximum normal displacement decreased monotonously.Compared with CNL conditions,the maximum shear stress was larger,whereas the maximum normal displacement and friction coefficient were smaller under the CNS conditions.Furthermore,more asperity damage was observed under the CNS conditions due to the increased normal stress on the shear plane.展开更多
Cyclic shear tests on rock joints serve as a practical strategy for understanding the shear behavior of jointed rock masses under seismic conditions.We explored the cyclic shear behavior of en-echelon and how joint pe...Cyclic shear tests on rock joints serve as a practical strategy for understanding the shear behavior of jointed rock masses under seismic conditions.We explored the cyclic shear behavior of en-echelon and how joint persistence and test conditions(initial normal stress,normal stiffness,shear velocity,and cyclic distance)influence it through cyclic shear tests under CNS conditions.The results revealed a through-going shear zone induced by cyclic loads,characterized by abrasive rupture surfaces and brecciated material.Key findings included that increased joint persistence enlarged and smoothened the shear zone,while increased initial normal stress and cyclic distance,and decreased normal stiffness and shear velocity,diminished and roughened the brecciated material.Shear strength decreased across shear cycles,with the most significant reduction in the initial shear cycle.After ten cycles,the shear strength damage factor D varied from 0.785 to 0.909.Shear strength degradation was particularly sensitive to normal stiffness and cyclic distance.Low joint persistence,high initial normal stress,high normal stiffness,slow shear velocity,and large cyclic distance were the most destabilizing combinations.Cyclic loads significantly compressed en-echelon joints,with compressibility highly dependent on normal stress and stiffness.The frictional coefficient initially declined and then increased under a rising cycle number.This work provides crucial insights for understanding and predicting the mechanical response of en-echelon joints under seismic conditions.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42172292)Taishan Scholars Project Special Funding,and Shandong Energy Group(Grant No.SNKJ 2022A01-R26).
文摘A conceptual model of intermittent joints is introduced to the cyclic shear test in the laboratory to explore the effects of loading parameters on its shear behavior under cyclic shear loading.The results show that the loading parameters(initial normal stress,normal stiffness,and shear velocity)determine propagation paths of the wing and secondary cracks in rock bridges during the initial shear cycle,creating different morphologies of macroscopic step-path rupture surfaces and asperities on them.The differences in stress state and rupture surface induce different cyclic shear responses.It shows that high initial normal stress accelerates asperity degradation,raises shear resistance,and promotes compression of intermittent joints.In addition,high normal stiffness provides higher normal stress and shear resistance during the initial cycles and inhibits the dilation and compression of intermittent joints.High shear velocity results in a higher shear resistance,greater dilation,and greater compression.Finally,shear strength is most sensitive to initial normal stress,followed by shear velocity and normal stiffness.Moreover,average dilation angle is most sensitive to initial normal stress,followed by normal stiffness and shear velocity.During the shear cycles,frictional coefficient is affected by asperity degradation,backfilling of rock debris,and frictional area,exhibiting a non-monotonic behavior.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52209125).
文摘The long-term stability of rocks is crucial for ensuring safety in deep engineering,where the prolonged influence of shear loading is a key factor in delayed engineering disasters.Despite its significance,research on time-dependent shear failures under true triaxial stress to reflect in situ stress conditions remains limited.This study presents laboratory shear creep measurements on intact sandstone samples under constant normal load(CNL)and constant normal stiffness(CNS)conditions,which are typical of shallow and deep engineering cases,respectively.Our investigation focuses on the effects of various lateral stresses and boundary conditions on the mechanical behaviors and failure modes of the rock samples.Results indicate that lateral stress significantly reduces shear creep deformation and decreases creep rates.Without lateral stress constraints,the samples are prone to lateral tensile fractures leading to macroscopic spalling,likely due to“shear-induced tensile”stress.This failure behavior is mitigated under lateral stress constraints.Additionally,compared to CNL condition,samples under CNS condition demonstrate enhanced long-term shear resistance,reduced shear creep rates,and rougher shear failure surfaces.These findings suggest the need to improve our understanding of rock mass stability and to develop effective disaster prevention and mitigation strategies in engineering applications.
基金This study is supported by the key projects of the Yalong River Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1865203)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2019YFC0605103,2019YFC0605100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51279201).The partial support from the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS is gratefully acknowledged。
文摘Rock bolts have been widely used for stabilizing rock mass in geotechnical engineering.It is acknowledged that the bolt profiles have a sound influence on the support effect of the rock bolting system.Previous studies have proposed some optimal rib parameters(e.g.rib spacing);unfortunately,the interface shear behaviors are generally ignored.Therefore,determination of radial stress and radial displacement on the bolt-grout interface using traditional pull-out tests is not possible.The load-bearing capacity and deformation capacity vary as bolt profiles differ,suggesting that the support effect of the bolting system can be enhanced by optimizing bolt profiles.The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of bolt profiles(with/without ribs,rib spacing,and rib height)on the shear behaviors between the rock bolt and grout material using direct shear tests.Thereby,systematic interfacial shear tests with different bolt profiles were performed under both constant normal load(CNL)and constant normal stiffness(CNS)boundary conditions.The results suggested that rib spacing has a more marked influence on the interface shear behavior than rib height does,in particular at the post-yield stage.The results could facilitate our understanding of bolt-grout interface shear behavior under CNS conditions,and optimize selection of rock bolts under in situ rock conditions.
基金supported by the Key Projects of the Yalong River Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1865203)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52109142 and 41941018).
文摘Fault activation has been the focus of research community for years.However,the studies of fault activation remain immature,such as the fault activation mode and its major factors under constant normal stiffness(CNS)conditions associated with large thickness of fault surrounding rock mass.In this study,the rock friction experiments were conducted to understand the fault activation modes under the CNS conditions.Two major parameters,i.e.the initial normal stress and loading rate,were considered and calibrated in the tests.To reveal the response mechanism of fault activation,the local strains near the fault plane were recorded,and the macroscopic stresses and displacements were analyzed.The testing results show that the effect of displacement-controlled loading rate is more pronounced under the CNS conditions than that under constant normal load(CNL)conditions.Both the normal and shear stresses drop suddenly when the stick-slip occurs.The decrease and increase of the normal stress are synchronous with the shear stress in the regular stick-slip scenario,but mismatch with the shear stress during the chaotic stick-slip process.The results are helpful for understanding the fault sliding mode and the prediction and prevention of fault slip.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.42172292)Taishan Scholars Project Special Funding,and Shandong Energy Group(Grant No.SNKJ 2022A01-R26).
文摘To reveal the mechanism of shear failure of en-echelon joints under cyclic loading,such as during earthquakes,we conducted a series of cyclic shear tests of en-echelon joints under constant normal stiffness(CNS)conditions.We analyzed the evolution of shear stress,normal stress,stress path,dilatancy characteristics,and friction coefficient and revealed the failure mechanisms of en-echelon joints at different angles.The results show that the cyclic shear behavior of the en-echelon joints is closely related to the joint angle,with the shear strength at a positive angle exceeding that at a negative angle during shear cycles.As the number of cycles increases,the shear strength decreases rapidly,and the difference between the varying angles gradually decreases.Dilation occurs in the early shear cycles(1 and 2),while contraction is the main feature in later cycles(310).The friction coefficient decreases with the number of cycles and exhibits a more significant sensitivity to joint angles than shear cycles.The joint angle determines the asperities on the rupture surfaces and the block size,and thus determines the subsequent shear failure mode(block crushing and asperity degradation).At positive angles,block size is more greater and asperities on the rupture surface are smaller than at nonpositive angles.Therefore,the cyclic shear behavior is controlled by block crushing at positive angles and asperity degradation at negative angles.
基金Project(U1865203)supported by the Key Projects of the Yalong River Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(51279201)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(2019YFC0605103,2019YFC0605100)supported by the National Key R&D Program of China。
文摘Rock bolts are widely used in rock engineering projects to improve the shear capacity of the jointed rock mass.The bolt inclination angle with respect to the shear plane has a remarkable influence on the bolting performance.In this study,a new artificial molding method based on 3D scanning and printing technology was first proposed to prepare bolted joints with an inclined bolt.Then,the effects of the bolt inclination angle and boundary conditions on the shear behavior and failure characteristic of bolted joints were addressed by conducting direct shear tests under both CNL and CNS conditions.Results indicated that rock bolt could significantly improve the shear behavior of rock joints,especially in the post-yield deformation region.With the increase of bolt inclination angle,both the maximum shear stress and the maximum friction coefficient increased first and then decreased,while the maximum normal displacement decreased monotonously.Compared with CNL conditions,the maximum shear stress was larger,whereas the maximum normal displacement and friction coefficient were smaller under the CNS conditions.Furthermore,more asperity damage was observed under the CNS conditions due to the increased normal stress on the shear plane.
基金funded by the China Scholarship Council(CSC.202006220274).
文摘Cyclic shear tests on rock joints serve as a practical strategy for understanding the shear behavior of jointed rock masses under seismic conditions.We explored the cyclic shear behavior of en-echelon and how joint persistence and test conditions(initial normal stress,normal stiffness,shear velocity,and cyclic distance)influence it through cyclic shear tests under CNS conditions.The results revealed a through-going shear zone induced by cyclic loads,characterized by abrasive rupture surfaces and brecciated material.Key findings included that increased joint persistence enlarged and smoothened the shear zone,while increased initial normal stress and cyclic distance,and decreased normal stiffness and shear velocity,diminished and roughened the brecciated material.Shear strength decreased across shear cycles,with the most significant reduction in the initial shear cycle.After ten cycles,the shear strength damage factor D varied from 0.785 to 0.909.Shear strength degradation was particularly sensitive to normal stiffness and cyclic distance.Low joint persistence,high initial normal stress,high normal stiffness,slow shear velocity,and large cyclic distance were the most destabilizing combinations.Cyclic loads significantly compressed en-echelon joints,with compressibility highly dependent on normal stress and stiffness.The frictional coefficient initially declined and then increased under a rising cycle number.This work provides crucial insights for understanding and predicting the mechanical response of en-echelon joints under seismic conditions.
