During the excavation of large-scale rock slopes and deep hard rock engineering,the induced rapid unloading serves as the primary cause of rock mass deformation and failure.The essence of this phenomenon lies in the o...During the excavation of large-scale rock slopes and deep hard rock engineering,the induced rapid unloading serves as the primary cause of rock mass deformation and failure.The essence of this phenomenon lies in the opening-shear failure process triggered by the normal stress unloading of fractured rock mass.In this study,we focus on local-scale rock fracture and conduct direct shear tests under different normal stress unloading rates on five types of non-persistent fractured hard rocks.The aim is to analyze the influence of normal stress unloading rates on the failure modes and shear mechanical characteristics of non-persistent fractured rocks.The results indicate that the normal unloading displacement decreases gradually with increasing normal stress unloading rate,while the influence of normal stress unloading rate on shear displacement is not significant.As the normal stress unloading rate increases,the rocks brittle failure process accelerates,and the degree of rocks damage decreases.Analysis of the stress state on rock fracture surfaces reveals that increasing the normal stress unloading rate enhances the compressive stress on rocks,leading to a transition in the failure mode from shear failure to tensile failure.A negative exponential strength formula was proposed,which effectively fits the relationship between failure normal stress and normal stress unloading rate.The findings enrich the theoretical foundation of unloading rock mechanics and provide theoretical support for disasters prevention and control in rock engineering excavations.展开更多
This study introduces a test system for microwave-induced fracturing of hard rocks under true triaxial stress.The test system comprises a true triaxial stress loading system,an open-ended microwaveinduced fracturing s...This study introduces a test system for microwave-induced fracturing of hard rocks under true triaxial stress.The test system comprises a true triaxial stress loading system,an open-ended microwaveinduced fracturing system,a data acquisition system,an acoustic emission(AE)monitoring system,and an auxiliary specimen loading system.Microwave-induced surface and borehole fracturing tests under true triaxial stress were fulfilled for the first time,which overcomes the problem of microwave leakage in the coupling loading of true triaxial stress and microwave.By developing the dynamic monitoring system,the thermal response and fracture evolution were obtained during microwave irradiation.The monitoring system includes the infrared thermometry technique for monitoring rock surface temperature,the distributed optic fiber sensing technique for monitoring temperature in borehole in rock,the AE technique and two-dimensional digital speckle correlation technique for monitoring the evolution of thermal damage and the rock fracturing process.To validate the advantages of the test system and investigate the characteristics of microwave-induced fracturing of hard rocks,the study demonstrates the experimental methods and results for microwave-induced surface and borehole fracturing under true triaxial stress.The results show that thermal cracking presented intermittent characteristics(calm eactiveecalm)during microwave-induced surface and borehole fracturing of basalt.In addition,true triaxial stress can inhibit the development and distribution of thermal cracks during microwave-induced surface fracturing.When microwave-induced borehole fracturing occurs,it promotes the distribution of thermal cracks in rock,but inhibits the width of cracks.The results also prove the reliability of the test system.展开更多
For the compressive stress-induced failure of tunnels at depth, rock fracturing process is often closely associated with the generation of surface parallel fractures in the initial stage, and shear failure is likely t...For the compressive stress-induced failure of tunnels at depth, rock fracturing process is often closely associated with the generation of surface parallel fractures in the initial stage, and shear failure is likely to occur in the final process during the formation of shear bands, breakouts or V-shaped notches close to the excavation boundaries. However, the perfectly elastoplastic, strain-softening and elasto-brittle-plastic models cannot reasonably describe the brittle failure of hard rock tunnels under high in-situ stress conditions. These approaches often underestimate the depth of failure and overestimate the lateral extent of failure near the excavation. Based on a practical case of the mine-by test tunnel at an underground research laboratory (URL) in Canada, the influence of rock mass dilation on the depth and extent of failure and deformation is investigated using a calibrated cohesion weakening and frictional strengthening (CWFS) model. It can be found that, when modeling brittle failure of rock masses, the calibrated CWFS model with a constant dilation angle can capture the depth and extent of stress-induced brittle failure in hard rocks at a low confinement if the stress path is correctly represented, as demonstrated by the failure shape observed in the tunnel. However, using a constant dilation angle cannot simulate the nonlinear deformation behavior near the excavation boundary accurately because the dependence of rock mass dilation on confinement and plastic shear strain is not considered. It is illustrated from the numerical simulations that the proposed plastic shear strain and confinement-dependent dilation angle model in combination with the calibrated CWFS model implemented in FLAC can reasonably reveal both rock mass failure and displacement distribution in vicinity of the excavation simultaneously. The simulation results are in good agreement with the field observations and displacement measurement data.展开更多
Extremely hard and abrasive rocks pose great challenges to the past and ongoing TBM projects by increasing cutter wear and reducing penetration rates.A considerable amount of research has been conducted to improve the...Extremely hard and abrasive rocks pose great challenges to the past and ongoing TBM projects by increasing cutter wear and reducing penetration rates.A considerable amount of research has been conducted to improve the performance of TBMs in those challenging grounds by either improving the capacity of TBMs or developing assisting rock breakage methods.This paper first highlights the challenges of hard and abrasive rocks on TBM tunneling through case studies.It then presents the development of hard rock TBMs and reviews the technologies that can be used individually or as assistance to mechanical excavators to break hard rocks.Emphases are placed on technologies of high pressure waterjet,laser and microwave.The state of the art of field and laboratory research,problems and research directions of those technologies are discussed.The assisting methods are technically feasible;however,the main challenges of using those methods in the field are that the energy consumption can be over 10 times high and that the existing equipments have robustness problems.More research should be conducted to study the overall energy consumption using TBMs and the assisting methods.Pulsed waterjet,laser and microwave technologies should also be developed to make the assistance economically viable.展开更多
In this paper,a self-developed master-slave follow-up disc cutter is used to conduct rock-breaking tests on hard sandstone samples.Different working parameters were employed in the tests(e.g.cutting depth,cutting spee...In this paper,a self-developed master-slave follow-up disc cutter is used to conduct rock-breaking tests on hard sandstone samples.Different working parameters were employed in the tests(e.g.cutting depth,cutting speed,cutting angle,and rotational speed)in order to explore their influences on cutting performance.The results indicate that the thrust,torque,vibration velocity,and roughness all increased continuously with increase of the propulsion speed and cutting depth.At the same time,the specific energy consumption was found to decrease continuously.As the rotational speed was increased,the thrust increased at first and then decreased.In contrast,the torque and roughness continuously decreased,and the specific energy consumption and vibration speed continuously increased.When the cutting angle was increased,the thrust remained unchanged.However,the torque,specific energy consumption,and vibration speed all decreased continuously,and the roughness increased continuously.The temperature of the surface of the cutting tool was found to be relatively uniformly distributed during the rock-breaking process;the highest temperatures generated were in the range of 200-300℃.As the propulsion speed,cutting depth,and cutting angle were increased,the proportion of tensile fractures produced appeared to increase and the proportion of shear fractures decreased.As the rotational speed was increased,the proportion of tensile fractures decreased and the proportion of shear fractures increased.The results could provide useful information on the rock-breaking behavior involved and can be used to offer technical support for engineers using master-slave follow-up disc cutters in the field.展开更多
The damage and even failure of hard brittle rocks has been the most important challenge facing the safety of construction of deep engineering works,so the key to solving this problem is the recognition of the strength...The damage and even failure of hard brittle rocks has been the most important challenge facing the safety of construction of deep engineering works,so the key to solving this problem is the recognition of the strength characteristics and description of the mechanical behavior of hard brittle rocks.Therefore,in view of this problem,in this study,we first analyzed the strength and mechanical response characteristics revealed in tests of,and site excavation in,hard brittle rocks.Second,by analyzing rock-strength envelopes on meridional and deviatoric planes,the generalized polyaxial strain energy(GPSE)strength criterion was applied.This allows description of the effects of the minimum principal stress,intermediate principal stress,hydrostatic pressure,and Lode’s angle of stress on the strength of hard rocks.By establishing evolutionary relationships of strength parameters and dilation parameters with plastic volumetric strain in rock failure,we established an elasto-plastic mechanical constitutive model for hard brittle rocks based on the GPSE criterion.In addition,through use of the failure approach index theory and the dilatancy safety factor,an evaluation index for degree of damage considering dilatant effects of rocks was proposed.Finally,the constitutive model established in this study and the proposed evaluation index were integrated into the numerical simulation method to simulate triaxial tests on rocks and numerical simulation of deformation and fracture of the rocks surrounding the deep-buried auxiliary tunnels in China’s Jinping II Hydropower Station.In this way,the reasonableness of the model and the index was verified.The strength theory and the constitutive model established in this research are applicable to the analysis of high-stress deformation and fracture of hard brittle rock masses,which supports the theoretical work related to deep engineering operations.展开更多
The spatial relationship between structural planes and principal stresses significantly affects the mechanical properties of deep hard rock.This paper examines the effect of the loading angle under true triaxial compr...The spatial relationship between structural planes and principal stresses significantly affects the mechanical properties of deep hard rock.This paper examines the effect of the loading angle under true triaxial compression.While previous studies focused on the angleβbetween the maximum principal stress and the structural plane,the role of angleω,between the intermediate principal stress and the structural plane,is often overlooked.Utilizing artificially prefabricated granite specimens with a single non-penetrating structural plane,we set the loading angleβto range from 0°to 90°across seven groups,and assignedωvalues of 0°and 90°in two separate groups.The results show that the peak strength is negatively correlated withβup to 45°,beyond which it tends to stabilize.The angleωexerts a strengthening effect on the peak strength.Deformation mainly occurs post-peak,with the strain values ε_(1) and ε_(3) reaching levels 2−3 times higher than those in intact rock.The structural plane significantly influences failure mode whenω=0°,while failure localizes near the σ_(3) surface of the specimens whenω=90°.The findings enhance data on structural plane rocks under triaxial compression and inform theoretical research,excavation,and support design of rock structures.展开更多
This paper addresses a fundamental question in rock mechanics:Are there Class II rocks?The historical development of servo-controlled rock testing machines is reviewed,followed by a brief review of some stiff testing ...This paper addresses a fundamental question in rock mechanics:Are there Class II rocks?The historical development of servo-controlled rock testing machines is reviewed,followed by a brief review of some stiff testing machines.The pioneering work of some researchers is reviewed,and the misconception of classifying rocks into Class I and Class II is discussed.The mechanism of post-peak Class II behavior is discussed based on some recent test results.When a brittle hard rock is tested using a soft testing machine under axial-strain-controlled loading,violent failure can occur when the peak strength is reached,and the post-peak stress-strain curve cannot be obtained.However,a Class II post-peak stress-strain curve can be obtained when the rock is tested under lateral-strain-controlled loading.If a stiff testing machine is used,Class I and Class II post-peak stress-strain curves will be obtained under axial-and lateral-strain-controlled loadings,respectively.It is therefore not appropriate to classify rocks into Class I or Class II rocks.The influences of other conditions,such as rock type,confinement,and specimen height-to-diameter ratio,on the type(Class I or Class II)of post-peak stress-strain curves are also discussed.Finally,some misconceptions in the rock mechanics community,stemming from the concept of“Class II rock”,are discussed.By clarifying these concepts related to Class I and Class II behaviors,this paper seeks to clarify misunderstandings and misapplications related to post-peak strength and deformation properties in the field.展开更多
In this study,a novel microwave-water cooling-assisted mechanical rock breakage method was proposed to address the issues of severe tool wear at elevated temperatures,poor rock microwave absorption,and excessive micro...In this study,a novel microwave-water cooling-assisted mechanical rock breakage method was proposed to address the issues of severe tool wear at elevated temperatures,poor rock microwave absorption,and excessive microwave energy consumption.The investigation object was sandstone,which was irradiated at 4 kW microwave power for 60 s,180 s,300 s,and 420 s,followed by air and water cooling.Subsequently,uniaxial compression,Brazilian tension,and fracture tests were conducted.The evolution of damage in sandstone was measured using active and passive nondestructive acoustic detection methods.The roughness of the fracture surfaces of the specimens was quantified using the box-counting method.The damage mechanisms of microwave heating and water cooling on sandstone were discussed from both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives.The experimental results demonstrated that as the duration of the microwave irradiation increased,the P-wave velocity,uniaxial compressive strength(UCS),elastic modulus(E),tensile strength,and fracture toughness of sandstone exhibited various degrees of weakness and were further weakened by water cooling.Furthermore,an increase in the microwave irradiation duration enhanced the damaging effect of water cooling.The P-wave velocity of the sandstone was proportional to the mechanical parameters.Microwave heating and water cooling weakened the brittleness of the sandstone to a certain extent.The fractal dimension of the fracture surface was correlated with the duration of microwave heating,and the water-cooling treatment resulted in a rougher fracture surface.An analysis of the instantaneous cutting rate revealed that water cooling can substantially enhance the efficiency of microwave-assisted rock breakage.展开更多
Assessing the stability of pillars in underground mines(especially in deep underground mines)is a critical concern during both the design and the operational phases of a project.This study mainly focuses on developing...Assessing the stability of pillars in underground mines(especially in deep underground mines)is a critical concern during both the design and the operational phases of a project.This study mainly focuses on developing two practical models to predict pillar stability status.For this purpose,two robust models were developed using a database including 236 case histories from seven underground hard rock mines,based on gene expression programming(GEP)and decision tree-support vector machine(DT-SVM)hybrid algorithms.The performance of the developed models was evaluated based on four common statistical criteria(sensitivity,specificity,Matthews correlation coefficient,and accuracy),receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,and testing data sets.The results showed that the GEP and DT-SVM models performed exceptionally well in assessing pillar stability,showing a high level of accuracy.The DT-SVM model,in particular,outperformed the GEP model(accuracy of 0.914,sensitivity of 0.842,specificity of 0.929,Matthews correlation coefficient of 0.767,and area under the ROC of 0.897 for the test data set).Furthermore,upon comparing the developed models with the previous ones,it was revealed that both models can effectively determine the condition of pillar stability with low uncertainty and acceptable accuracy.This suggests that these models could serve as dependable tools for project managers,aiding in the evaluation of pillar stability during the design and operational phases of mining projects,despite the inherent challenges in this domain.展开更多
The use of abrasive waterjets(AWJs)for rock drilling offers advantages in urbanized areas,locations that are vulnerable to damage,and piling operations.However,the overall operational cost of AWJ systems remains high ...The use of abrasive waterjets(AWJs)for rock drilling offers advantages in urbanized areas,locations that are vulnerable to damage,and piling operations.However,the overall operational cost of AWJ systems remains high compared to that of conventional drilling methods,which constrains the long-term industrial application of AWJs.For instance,the abrasive costs account for over 60%of the total process cost,but the recycling of abrasives remaining after drilling could significantly reduce machining costs.In this study,the post-impact characteristics of abrasives were explored,aiming to enhance their recyclability.The physical properties and particle distribution of used abrasives vary depending on the jet energy,ultimately affecting their recyclability and recycling rate.The particle properties of used abrasives(particle size distribution,particle shape,and mean particle size)were compared under different waterjet energy variables(standoff distance(SOD)and water pressure)and test conditions(dry and underwater).Furthermore,the collision stages of the abrasive particles within a waterjet system were classified and analyzed.The results revealed that abrasive fragmentation predominantly occurred due to internal collisions within the mixing chamber.In addition,an attempt was made to optimize the waterjet parameters for an economical and efficient operation.The findings of this study could contribute to enhancing the cost-effectiveness of AWJ systems for rock drilling applications.展开更多
The rock masses in the hydro-fluctuation zone of reservoir banks sustain wettingdrying cycles(WDC),thereby affecting the stability of the reservoir bank slope.In this paper,rock masses with argillaceous siltstone and ...The rock masses in the hydro-fluctuation zone of reservoir banks sustain wettingdrying cycles(WDC),thereby affecting the stability of the reservoir bank slope.In this paper,rock masses with argillaceous siltstone and silty mudstone interbedded in Badong Formation were taken as the research object to investigate the variation of strength parameters of soft and hard interbedded rock masses with WDC and dip angle through laboratory experiments and numerical experiments.Some attempts were made to reveal the mechanical properties deterioration mechanism of interbedded rock masses by quantitatively analyzing the contribution of strength parameters deterioration of hard rocks,soft rocks,and bedding planes to the strength parameters deterioration of rock masses.The results indicate that the logarithmic function could be used to describe the deterioration of each strength parameter of both argillaceous siltstone and silty mudstone and bedding plane with the number of WDC.The strength parameters of interbedded rock masses decrease as the number of WDC increases,with the largest decrease after the first cycle and then slowing down in the later cycles.The strength parameters initially decrease and then increase as the dip angles increase.The impact of deteriorated strength parameters of bedding planes and rocks on the deterioration of strength parameters of interbedded rock masses differs significantly with the dip angle,which can be divided into four typical ranges of different controlling factors.展开更多
Innovations of mining technologies were proposed by beneficial utilizations of unfavorable factors such as high geostress,high geotemperature and high mining depth to achieve green mining as mining depth increases ine...Innovations of mining technologies were proposed by beneficial utilizations of unfavorable factors such as high geostress,high geotemperature and high mining depth to achieve green mining as mining depth increases inevitably.Cuttability of deep hard rock was investigated by experimental and regressed analyses to find the reasonable stress adjustment method to improve non-explosive mechanized fragmentation for hard ore-rock.A non-explosive mechanized and intellectualized mining method was proposed to continuously and precisely exploit phosphate underground,which promoted the high-recovery,low-waste and high-efficiency exploitation of phosphate with recovery rate over 90%,dilution rate near 5%and cutting efficiency about 107.7 t/h.A circular economy model and the backfill system were proposed to conduct resource utilizations of solid waste,by which the utilization amount of waste increased year after year.In 2018,the utilization amounts of phosphogypsum,yellow phosphorus slag and waste rock increased to 1853.6×10^3 t/a,291.1×10^3 t/a and 1493.8×10^3 t/a,respectively.展开更多
Rockburst prediction is of vital significance to the design and construction of underground hard rock mines.A rockburst database consisting of 102 case histories,i.e.,1998−2011 period data from 14 hard rock mines was ...Rockburst prediction is of vital significance to the design and construction of underground hard rock mines.A rockburst database consisting of 102 case histories,i.e.,1998−2011 period data from 14 hard rock mines was examined for rockburst prediction in burst-prone mines by three tree-based ensemble methods.The dataset was examined with six widely accepted indices which are:the maximum tangential stress around the excavation boundary(MTS),uniaxial compressive strength(UCS)and uniaxial tensile strength(UTS)of the intact rock,stress concentration factor(SCF),rock brittleness index(BI),and strain energy storage index(EEI).Two boosting(AdaBoost.M1,SAMME)and bagging algorithms with classification trees as baseline classifier on ability to learn rockburst were evaluated.The available dataset was randomly divided into training set(2/3 of whole datasets)and testing set(the remaining datasets).Repeated 10-fold cross validation(CV)was applied as the validation method for tuning the hyper-parameters.The margin analysis and the variable relative importance were employed to analyze some characteristics of the ensembles.According to 10-fold CV,the accuracy analysis of rockburst dataset demonstrated that the best prediction method for the potential of rockburst is bagging when compared to AdaBoost.M1,SAMME algorithms and empirical criteria methods.展开更多
A reliable and accurate prediction of the tunnel boring machine(TBM)performance can assist in minimizing the relevant risks of high capital costs and in scheduling tunneling projects.This research aims to develop six ...A reliable and accurate prediction of the tunnel boring machine(TBM)performance can assist in minimizing the relevant risks of high capital costs and in scheduling tunneling projects.This research aims to develop six hybrid models of extreme gradient boosting(XGB)which are optimized by gray wolf optimization(GWO),particle swarm optimization(PSO),social spider optimization(SSO),sine cosine algorithm(SCA),multi verse optimization(MVO)and moth flame optimization(MFO),for estimation of the TBM penetration rate(PR).To do this,a comprehensive database with 1286 data samples was established where seven parameters including the rock quality designation,the rock mass rating,Brazilian tensile strength(BTS),rock mass weathering,the uniaxial compressive strength(UCS),revolution per minute and trust force per cutter(TFC),were set as inputs and TBM PR was selected as model output.Together with the mentioned six hybrid models,four single models i.e.,artificial neural network,random forest regression,XGB and support vector regression were also built to estimate TBM PR for comparison purposes.These models were designed conducting several parametric studies on their most important parameters and then,their performance capacities were assessed through the use of root mean square error,coefficient of determination,mean absolute percentage error,and a10-index.Results of this study confirmed that the best predictive model of PR goes to the PSO-XGB technique with system error of(0.1453,and 0.1325),R^(2) of(0.951,and 0.951),mean absolute percentage error(4.0689,and 3.8115),and a10-index of(0.9348,and 0.9496)in training and testing phases,respectively.The developed hybrid PSO-XGB can be introduced as an accurate,powerful and applicable technique in the field of TBM performance prediction.By conducting sensitivity analysis,it was found that UCS,BTS and TFC have the deepest impacts on the TBM PR.展开更多
To analyze and predict the mechanical behaviors of deep hard rocks,some key issues concerning rock fracturing mechanics for deep hard rock excavations are discussed.First,a series of apparatuses and methods have been ...To analyze and predict the mechanical behaviors of deep hard rocks,some key issues concerning rock fracturing mechanics for deep hard rock excavations are discussed.First,a series of apparatuses and methods have been developed to test the mechanical properties and fracturing behaviors of hard rocks under high true triaxial stress paths.Evolution mechanisms of stress-induced disasters in deep hard rock excavations,such as spalling,deep cracking,massive roof collapse,large deformation and rockbursts,have been recognized.The analytical theory for the fracturing process of hard rock masses,including the three-dimensional failure criterion,stress-induced mechanical model,fracturing degree index,energy release index and numerical method,has been established.The cracking-restraint method is developed for mitigating or controlling rock spalling,deep cracking and massive collapse of deep hard rocks.An energy-controlled method is also proposed for the prevention of rockbursts.Finally,two typical cases are used to illustrate the application of the proposed methodology in the Baihetan caverns and Bayu tunnels of China.展开更多
Fetr6 is an underground mine using the stope-and-pillar mining method. As there was some evidence regarding pillar failure in this mine, improving works such as roof support and replacing existing pillars with concret...Fetr6 is an underground mine using the stope-and-pillar mining method. As there was some evidence regarding pillar failure in this mine, improving works such as roof support and replacing existing pillars with concrete pillars (CP) were carried out. During the construction of the second CP, in the space between the remaining pillars, one of the pillars failed leading to the progressive failure of other pillars until 4 000 m 2 of mine had collapsed within a few minutes. In this work, this phenomenon is described by applying both numerical and empirical methods and the respective results are compared. The results of numerical modelling are found to be closer to the actual condition than those of the empirical method. Also, a width-to-height (W/H) ratio less than 1, an inadequate support system and the absence of a detailed program for pillar recovery are shown to be the most important causes of the Domino failure in this mine.展开更多
Dynamic disasters,such as rock burst due to the breaking of large area stiff roof strata,are known to occur in the hard rock strata of coal mines.In this paper,mechanical models of the fracturing processes of thick ha...Dynamic disasters,such as rock burst due to the breaking of large area stiff roof strata,are known to occur in the hard rock strata of coal mines.In this paper,mechanical models of the fracturing processes of thick hard rock strata were established based on the thick plate theory and numerical simulations.The results demonstrated that,based on the fracture characteristics of the thick hard rock strata,four fracture models could be analyzed in detail,and the corresponding theoretical failure criteria were determined in detail.In addition,the influence of weak interlayer position on the fracture models and ground pressure of rock strata is deeply analyzed,and six numerical simulation schemes have been implemented.The results showed that the working face pressure caused by the independent movement of the lower layer is relatively low.The different fracture type of the thick hard rock strata had different demands on the working resistance of the hydraulic powered supports.The working resistance of the hydraulic powered supports required by the stratified movements was lower than that of the non-stratified movements.展开更多
By adopting cyclic increment loading and unloading method, time-independent and time-dependent strains can be separated. It is more reasonable to describe the reversible and the irreversible deformations of sample sep...By adopting cyclic increment loading and unloading method, time-independent and time-dependent strains can be separated. It is more reasonable to describe the reversible and the irreversible deformations of sample separately during creep process. A nonlinear elastic-visco-plastic rheological model is presented to characterize the time-based deformational behavior of hard rock. Specifically, a spring element is used to describe reversible instantaneous elastic deformation. A reversible nonlinear visco-elastic （RNVE） model is developed to characterize recoverable visco-elastic response. A combined model, which contains a fractional derivative dashpot in series with another Hook’s body, and a St. Venant body in parallel with them, is proposed to describe irreversible visco-plastic deformation. Furthermore, a three-stage damage equation based on strain energy is developed in the visco-plastic portion and then nonlinear elastic-visco-plastic rheological damage model is established to explain the trimodal creep response of hard rock. Finally, the proposed model is validated by a laboratory triaxial rheological experiment. Comparing with theoretical and experimental results, this rheological damage model characterizes well the reversible and irreversible deformations of the sample, especially the tertiary creep behavior.展开更多
This investigation aims to explore the effects of stress conditions and rock cutting rates on hard rock fragmentation through indentation tests on a newly designed triaxial testing apparatus.This apparatus was designe...This investigation aims to explore the effects of stress conditions and rock cutting rates on hard rock fragmentation through indentation tests on a newly designed triaxial testing apparatus.This apparatus was designed to realize a triaxial loading and indentation test of cylindrical specimens using inserted tooth cutter.The boreability and crushing efficiency of granite rock was investigated by analyzing the change rules of the thrusting force,penetration depth,characteristics of chippings and failure patterns.Several quantitative indexes were used to evaluate rock boreability in this investigation.The granite rock samples all had a chiselled pit and a crushed rock core.Under initial stress conditions,only flat-shape chippings were stripped from the rock surface when the thrusting force reached 20 kN.The rock cutting special energy had a close correlation with the initial stress conditions and inserted tooth shape.Moreover,a thrusting force prediction model was proposed in this paper.The contribution of this study is that for the first time the influence mechanism of the initial triaxial stress conditions on rock fragmentation is investigated using an inserted tooth and the newly designed testing apparatus.This study has a crucial importance for practical underground hard rock crushing in geoengineering.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42372326 and 42090054)supported by the State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Independent Research Project(SKLGP2023Z015).
文摘During the excavation of large-scale rock slopes and deep hard rock engineering,the induced rapid unloading serves as the primary cause of rock mass deformation and failure.The essence of this phenomenon lies in the opening-shear failure process triggered by the normal stress unloading of fractured rock mass.In this study,we focus on local-scale rock fracture and conduct direct shear tests under different normal stress unloading rates on five types of non-persistent fractured hard rocks.The aim is to analyze the influence of normal stress unloading rates on the failure modes and shear mechanical characteristics of non-persistent fractured rocks.The results indicate that the normal unloading displacement decreases gradually with increasing normal stress unloading rate,while the influence of normal stress unloading rate on shear displacement is not significant.As the normal stress unloading rate increases,the rocks brittle failure process accelerates,and the degree of rocks damage decreases.Analysis of the stress state on rock fracture surfaces reveals that increasing the normal stress unloading rate enhances the compressive stress on rocks,leading to a transition in the failure mode from shear failure to tensile failure.A negative exponential strength formula was proposed,which effectively fits the relationship between failure normal stress and normal stress unloading rate.The findings enrich the theoretical foundation of unloading rock mechanics and provide theoretical support for disasters prevention and control in rock engineering excavations.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.41827806)and the Liaoning Revitalization Talent Program(Grant No.XLYC1801002).
文摘This study introduces a test system for microwave-induced fracturing of hard rocks under true triaxial stress.The test system comprises a true triaxial stress loading system,an open-ended microwaveinduced fracturing system,a data acquisition system,an acoustic emission(AE)monitoring system,and an auxiliary specimen loading system.Microwave-induced surface and borehole fracturing tests under true triaxial stress were fulfilled for the first time,which overcomes the problem of microwave leakage in the coupling loading of true triaxial stress and microwave.By developing the dynamic monitoring system,the thermal response and fracture evolution were obtained during microwave irradiation.The monitoring system includes the infrared thermometry technique for monitoring rock surface temperature,the distributed optic fiber sensing technique for monitoring temperature in borehole in rock,the AE technique and two-dimensional digital speckle correlation technique for monitoring the evolution of thermal damage and the rock fracturing process.To validate the advantages of the test system and investigate the characteristics of microwave-induced fracturing of hard rocks,the study demonstrates the experimental methods and results for microwave-induced surface and borehole fracturing under true triaxial stress.The results show that thermal cracking presented intermittent characteristics(calm eactiveecalm)during microwave-induced surface and borehole fracturing of basalt.In addition,true triaxial stress can inhibit the development and distribution of thermal cracks during microwave-induced surface fracturing.When microwave-induced borehole fracturing occurs,it promotes the distribution of thermal cracks in rock,but inhibits the width of cracks.The results also prove the reliability of the test system.
基金supported by China Scholarship Council and GRC/MIRARCO-Mining Innovation of Laurentian University, Canada
文摘For the compressive stress-induced failure of tunnels at depth, rock fracturing process is often closely associated with the generation of surface parallel fractures in the initial stage, and shear failure is likely to occur in the final process during the formation of shear bands, breakouts or V-shaped notches close to the excavation boundaries. However, the perfectly elastoplastic, strain-softening and elasto-brittle-plastic models cannot reasonably describe the brittle failure of hard rock tunnels under high in-situ stress conditions. These approaches often underestimate the depth of failure and overestimate the lateral extent of failure near the excavation. Based on a practical case of the mine-by test tunnel at an underground research laboratory (URL) in Canada, the influence of rock mass dilation on the depth and extent of failure and deformation is investigated using a calibrated cohesion weakening and frictional strengthening (CWFS) model. It can be found that, when modeling brittle failure of rock masses, the calibrated CWFS model with a constant dilation angle can capture the depth and extent of stress-induced brittle failure in hard rocks at a low confinement if the stress path is correctly represented, as demonstrated by the failure shape observed in the tunnel. However, using a constant dilation angle cannot simulate the nonlinear deformation behavior near the excavation boundary accurately because the dependence of rock mass dilation on confinement and plastic shear strain is not considered. It is illustrated from the numerical simulations that the proposed plastic shear strain and confinement-dependent dilation angle model in combination with the calibrated CWFS model implemented in FLAC can reasonably reveal both rock mass failure and displacement distribution in vicinity of the excavation simultaneously. The simulation results are in good agreement with the field observations and displacement measurement data.
基金Projects(3205009419,3205002001C3)supported by Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities,China。
文摘Extremely hard and abrasive rocks pose great challenges to the past and ongoing TBM projects by increasing cutter wear and reducing penetration rates.A considerable amount of research has been conducted to improve the performance of TBMs in those challenging grounds by either improving the capacity of TBMs or developing assisting rock breakage methods.This paper first highlights the challenges of hard and abrasive rocks on TBM tunneling through case studies.It then presents the development of hard rock TBMs and reviews the technologies that can be used individually or as assistance to mechanical excavators to break hard rocks.Emphases are placed on technologies of high pressure waterjet,laser and microwave.The state of the art of field and laboratory research,problems and research directions of those technologies are discussed.The assisting methods are technically feasible;however,the main challenges of using those methods in the field are that the energy consumption can be over 10 times high and that the existing equipments have robustness problems.More research should be conducted to study the overall energy consumption using TBMs and the assisting methods.Pulsed waterjet,laser and microwave technologies should also be developed to make the assistance economically viable.
基金study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2023YFC2907202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52404116)the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF(Grant No.GZB20240129).
文摘In this paper,a self-developed master-slave follow-up disc cutter is used to conduct rock-breaking tests on hard sandstone samples.Different working parameters were employed in the tests(e.g.cutting depth,cutting speed,cutting angle,and rotational speed)in order to explore their influences on cutting performance.The results indicate that the thrust,torque,vibration velocity,and roughness all increased continuously with increase of the propulsion speed and cutting depth.At the same time,the specific energy consumption was found to decrease continuously.As the rotational speed was increased,the thrust increased at first and then decreased.In contrast,the torque and roughness continuously decreased,and the specific energy consumption and vibration speed continuously increased.When the cutting angle was increased,the thrust remained unchanged.However,the torque,specific energy consumption,and vibration speed all decreased continuously,and the roughness increased continuously.The temperature of the surface of the cutting tool was found to be relatively uniformly distributed during the rock-breaking process;the highest temperatures generated were in the range of 200-300℃.As the propulsion speed,cutting depth,and cutting angle were increased,the proportion of tensile fractures produced appeared to increase and the proportion of shear fractures decreased.As the rotational speed was increased,the proportion of tensile fractures decreased and the proportion of shear fractures increased.The results could provide useful information on the rock-breaking behavior involved and can be used to offer technical support for engineers using master-slave follow-up disc cutters in the field.
基金The work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2016 YFC 0401804)the Key projects of the Yalong River Joint Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1865203)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51539002 and 51779018)It was also supported by the Basic Research Fund for Central Research Institutes of Public Causes(CKSF 2017054/YT).
文摘The damage and even failure of hard brittle rocks has been the most important challenge facing the safety of construction of deep engineering works,so the key to solving this problem is the recognition of the strength characteristics and description of the mechanical behavior of hard brittle rocks.Therefore,in view of this problem,in this study,we first analyzed the strength and mechanical response characteristics revealed in tests of,and site excavation in,hard brittle rocks.Second,by analyzing rock-strength envelopes on meridional and deviatoric planes,the generalized polyaxial strain energy(GPSE)strength criterion was applied.This allows description of the effects of the minimum principal stress,intermediate principal stress,hydrostatic pressure,and Lode’s angle of stress on the strength of hard rocks.By establishing evolutionary relationships of strength parameters and dilation parameters with plastic volumetric strain in rock failure,we established an elasto-plastic mechanical constitutive model for hard brittle rocks based on the GPSE criterion.In addition,through use of the failure approach index theory and the dilatancy safety factor,an evaluation index for degree of damage considering dilatant effects of rocks was proposed.Finally,the constitutive model established in this study and the proposed evaluation index were integrated into the numerical simulation method to simulate triaxial tests on rocks and numerical simulation of deformation and fracture of the rocks surrounding the deep-buried auxiliary tunnels in China’s Jinping II Hydropower Station.In this way,the reasonableness of the model and the index was verified.The strength theory and the constitutive model established in this research are applicable to the analysis of high-stress deformation and fracture of hard brittle rock masses,which supports the theoretical work related to deep engineering operations.
基金Projects(51979268,52279117,52309146)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(SKLGME-JBGS2401)supported by the Fund of State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering,China。
文摘The spatial relationship between structural planes and principal stresses significantly affects the mechanical properties of deep hard rock.This paper examines the effect of the loading angle under true triaxial compression.While previous studies focused on the angleβbetween the maximum principal stress and the structural plane,the role of angleω,between the intermediate principal stress and the structural plane,is often overlooked.Utilizing artificially prefabricated granite specimens with a single non-penetrating structural plane,we set the loading angleβto range from 0°to 90°across seven groups,and assignedωvalues of 0°and 90°in two separate groups.The results show that the peak strength is negatively correlated withβup to 45°,beyond which it tends to stabilize.The angleωexerts a strengthening effect on the peak strength.Deformation mainly occurs post-peak,with the strain values ε_(1) and ε_(3) reaching levels 2−3 times higher than those in intact rock.The structural plane significantly influences failure mode whenω=0°,while failure localizes near the σ_(3) surface of the specimens whenω=90°.The findings enhance data on structural plane rocks under triaxial compression and inform theoretical research,excavation,and support design of rock structures.
基金the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada(RGPIN/4052-16,ALLRP 560390-20).
文摘This paper addresses a fundamental question in rock mechanics:Are there Class II rocks?The historical development of servo-controlled rock testing machines is reviewed,followed by a brief review of some stiff testing machines.The pioneering work of some researchers is reviewed,and the misconception of classifying rocks into Class I and Class II is discussed.The mechanism of post-peak Class II behavior is discussed based on some recent test results.When a brittle hard rock is tested using a soft testing machine under axial-strain-controlled loading,violent failure can occur when the peak strength is reached,and the post-peak stress-strain curve cannot be obtained.However,a Class II post-peak stress-strain curve can be obtained when the rock is tested under lateral-strain-controlled loading.If a stiff testing machine is used,Class I and Class II post-peak stress-strain curves will be obtained under axial-and lateral-strain-controlled loadings,respectively.It is therefore not appropriate to classify rocks into Class I or Class II rocks.The influences of other conditions,such as rock type,confinement,and specimen height-to-diameter ratio,on the type(Class I or Class II)of post-peak stress-strain curves are also discussed.Finally,some misconceptions in the rock mechanics community,stemming from the concept of“Class II rock”,are discussed.By clarifying these concepts related to Class I and Class II behaviors,this paper seeks to clarify misunderstandings and misapplications related to post-peak strength and deformation properties in the field.
基金the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52274105)the China Scholarship Council(Grant No.202306370184)。
文摘In this study,a novel microwave-water cooling-assisted mechanical rock breakage method was proposed to address the issues of severe tool wear at elevated temperatures,poor rock microwave absorption,and excessive microwave energy consumption.The investigation object was sandstone,which was irradiated at 4 kW microwave power for 60 s,180 s,300 s,and 420 s,followed by air and water cooling.Subsequently,uniaxial compression,Brazilian tension,and fracture tests were conducted.The evolution of damage in sandstone was measured using active and passive nondestructive acoustic detection methods.The roughness of the fracture surfaces of the specimens was quantified using the box-counting method.The damage mechanisms of microwave heating and water cooling on sandstone were discussed from both macroscopic and microscopic perspectives.The experimental results demonstrated that as the duration of the microwave irradiation increased,the P-wave velocity,uniaxial compressive strength(UCS),elastic modulus(E),tensile strength,and fracture toughness of sandstone exhibited various degrees of weakness and were further weakened by water cooling.Furthermore,an increase in the microwave irradiation duration enhanced the damaging effect of water cooling.The P-wave velocity of the sandstone was proportional to the mechanical parameters.Microwave heating and water cooling weakened the brittleness of the sandstone to a certain extent.The fractal dimension of the fracture surface was correlated with the duration of microwave heating,and the water-cooling treatment resulted in a rougher fracture surface.An analysis of the instantaneous cutting rate revealed that water cooling can substantially enhance the efficiency of microwave-assisted rock breakage.
文摘Assessing the stability of pillars in underground mines(especially in deep underground mines)is a critical concern during both the design and the operational phases of a project.This study mainly focuses on developing two practical models to predict pillar stability status.For this purpose,two robust models were developed using a database including 236 case histories from seven underground hard rock mines,based on gene expression programming(GEP)and decision tree-support vector machine(DT-SVM)hybrid algorithms.The performance of the developed models was evaluated based on four common statistical criteria(sensitivity,specificity,Matthews correlation coefficient,and accuracy),receiver operating characteristic(ROC)curve,and testing data sets.The results showed that the GEP and DT-SVM models performed exceptionally well in assessing pillar stability,showing a high level of accuracy.The DT-SVM model,in particular,outperformed the GEP model(accuracy of 0.914,sensitivity of 0.842,specificity of 0.929,Matthews correlation coefficient of 0.767,and area under the ROC of 0.897 for the test data set).Furthermore,upon comparing the developed models with the previous ones,it was revealed that both models can effectively determine the condition of pillar stability with low uncertainty and acceptable accuracy.This suggests that these models could serve as dependable tools for project managers,aiding in the evaluation of pillar stability during the design and operational phases of mining projects,despite the inherent challenges in this domain.
基金supported by the Korea Agency for Infrastructure Technology Advancement(KAIA)grant funded by the Ministry of Land,Infrastructure and Transport(Grant No.RS-2023-00245334)。
文摘The use of abrasive waterjets(AWJs)for rock drilling offers advantages in urbanized areas,locations that are vulnerable to damage,and piling operations.However,the overall operational cost of AWJ systems remains high compared to that of conventional drilling methods,which constrains the long-term industrial application of AWJs.For instance,the abrasive costs account for over 60%of the total process cost,but the recycling of abrasives remaining after drilling could significantly reduce machining costs.In this study,the post-impact characteristics of abrasives were explored,aiming to enhance their recyclability.The physical properties and particle distribution of used abrasives vary depending on the jet energy,ultimately affecting their recyclability and recycling rate.The particle properties of used abrasives(particle size distribution,particle shape,and mean particle size)were compared under different waterjet energy variables(standoff distance(SOD)and water pressure)and test conditions(dry and underwater).Furthermore,the collision stages of the abrasive particles within a waterjet system were classified and analyzed.The results revealed that abrasive fragmentation predominantly occurred due to internal collisions within the mixing chamber.In addition,an attempt was made to optimize the waterjet parameters for an economical and efficient operation.The findings of this study could contribute to enhancing the cost-effectiveness of AWJ systems for rock drilling applications.
基金supported by the Chinese National Key R&D Program(No.2022YFC3080200)the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation(No.42090054)。
文摘The rock masses in the hydro-fluctuation zone of reservoir banks sustain wettingdrying cycles(WDC),thereby affecting the stability of the reservoir bank slope.In this paper,rock masses with argillaceous siltstone and silty mudstone interbedded in Badong Formation were taken as the research object to investigate the variation of strength parameters of soft and hard interbedded rock masses with WDC and dip angle through laboratory experiments and numerical experiments.Some attempts were made to reveal the mechanical properties deterioration mechanism of interbedded rock masses by quantitatively analyzing the contribution of strength parameters deterioration of hard rocks,soft rocks,and bedding planes to the strength parameters deterioration of rock masses.The results indicate that the logarithmic function could be used to describe the deterioration of each strength parameter of both argillaceous siltstone and silty mudstone and bedding plane with the number of WDC.The strength parameters of interbedded rock masses decrease as the number of WDC increases,with the largest decrease after the first cycle and then slowing down in the later cycles.The strength parameters initially decrease and then increase as the dip angles increase.The impact of deteriorated strength parameters of bedding planes and rocks on the deterioration of strength parameters of interbedded rock masses differs significantly with the dip angle,which can be divided into four typical ranges of different controlling factors.
基金Projects(41630642,51904335,51904333)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Innovations of mining technologies were proposed by beneficial utilizations of unfavorable factors such as high geostress,high geotemperature and high mining depth to achieve green mining as mining depth increases inevitably.Cuttability of deep hard rock was investigated by experimental and regressed analyses to find the reasonable stress adjustment method to improve non-explosive mechanized fragmentation for hard ore-rock.A non-explosive mechanized and intellectualized mining method was proposed to continuously and precisely exploit phosphate underground,which promoted the high-recovery,low-waste and high-efficiency exploitation of phosphate with recovery rate over 90%,dilution rate near 5%and cutting efficiency about 107.7 t/h.A circular economy model and the backfill system were proposed to conduct resource utilizations of solid waste,by which the utilization amount of waste increased year after year.In 2018,the utilization amounts of phosphogypsum,yellow phosphorus slag and waste rock increased to 1853.6×10^3 t/a,291.1×10^3 t/a and 1493.8×10^3 t/a,respectively.
基金Projects(41807259,51604109)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2020CX040)supported by the Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University,ChinaProject(2018JJ3693)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China。
文摘Rockburst prediction is of vital significance to the design and construction of underground hard rock mines.A rockburst database consisting of 102 case histories,i.e.,1998−2011 period data from 14 hard rock mines was examined for rockburst prediction in burst-prone mines by three tree-based ensemble methods.The dataset was examined with six widely accepted indices which are:the maximum tangential stress around the excavation boundary(MTS),uniaxial compressive strength(UCS)and uniaxial tensile strength(UTS)of the intact rock,stress concentration factor(SCF),rock brittleness index(BI),and strain energy storage index(EEI).Two boosting(AdaBoost.M1,SAMME)and bagging algorithms with classification trees as baseline classifier on ability to learn rockburst were evaluated.The available dataset was randomly divided into training set(2/3 of whole datasets)and testing set(the remaining datasets).Repeated 10-fold cross validation(CV)was applied as the validation method for tuning the hyper-parameters.The margin analysis and the variable relative importance were employed to analyze some characteristics of the ensembles.According to 10-fold CV,the accuracy analysis of rockburst dataset demonstrated that the best prediction method for the potential of rockburst is bagging when compared to AdaBoost.M1,SAMME algorithms and empirical criteria methods.
基金funded by the National Science Foundation of China(41807259)the Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University(No.2020CX040)the Shenghua Lieying Program of Central South University(Principle Investigator:Dr.Jian Zhou)。
文摘A reliable and accurate prediction of the tunnel boring machine(TBM)performance can assist in minimizing the relevant risks of high capital costs and in scheduling tunneling projects.This research aims to develop six hybrid models of extreme gradient boosting(XGB)which are optimized by gray wolf optimization(GWO),particle swarm optimization(PSO),social spider optimization(SSO),sine cosine algorithm(SCA),multi verse optimization(MVO)and moth flame optimization(MFO),for estimation of the TBM penetration rate(PR).To do this,a comprehensive database with 1286 data samples was established where seven parameters including the rock quality designation,the rock mass rating,Brazilian tensile strength(BTS),rock mass weathering,the uniaxial compressive strength(UCS),revolution per minute and trust force per cutter(TFC),were set as inputs and TBM PR was selected as model output.Together with the mentioned six hybrid models,four single models i.e.,artificial neural network,random forest regression,XGB and support vector regression were also built to estimate TBM PR for comparison purposes.These models were designed conducting several parametric studies on their most important parameters and then,their performance capacities were assessed through the use of root mean square error,coefficient of determination,mean absolute percentage error,and a10-index.Results of this study confirmed that the best predictive model of PR goes to the PSO-XGB technique with system error of(0.1453,and 0.1325),R^(2) of(0.951,and 0.951),mean absolute percentage error(4.0689,and 3.8115),and a10-index of(0.9348,and 0.9496)in training and testing phases,respectively.The developed hybrid PSO-XGB can be introduced as an accurate,powerful and applicable technique in the field of TBM performance prediction.By conducting sensitivity analysis,it was found that UCS,BTS and TFC have the deepest impacts on the TBM PR.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51839003 and 41827806)Liaoning Revitalization Talents Program of China(Grant No.XLYCYSZX1902)。
文摘To analyze and predict the mechanical behaviors of deep hard rocks,some key issues concerning rock fracturing mechanics for deep hard rock excavations are discussed.First,a series of apparatuses and methods have been developed to test the mechanical properties and fracturing behaviors of hard rocks under high true triaxial stress paths.Evolution mechanisms of stress-induced disasters in deep hard rock excavations,such as spalling,deep cracking,massive roof collapse,large deformation and rockbursts,have been recognized.The analytical theory for the fracturing process of hard rock masses,including the three-dimensional failure criterion,stress-induced mechanical model,fracturing degree index,energy release index and numerical method,has been established.The cracking-restraint method is developed for mitigating or controlling rock spalling,deep cracking and massive collapse of deep hard rocks.An energy-controlled method is also proposed for the prevention of rockbursts.Finally,two typical cases are used to illustrate the application of the proposed methodology in the Baihetan caverns and Bayu tunnels of China.
文摘Fetr6 is an underground mine using the stope-and-pillar mining method. As there was some evidence regarding pillar failure in this mine, improving works such as roof support and replacing existing pillars with concrete pillars (CP) were carried out. During the construction of the second CP, in the space between the remaining pillars, one of the pillars failed leading to the progressive failure of other pillars until 4 000 m 2 of mine had collapsed within a few minutes. In this work, this phenomenon is described by applying both numerical and empirical methods and the respective results are compared. The results of numerical modelling are found to be closer to the actual condition than those of the empirical method. Also, a width-to-height (W/H) ratio less than 1, an inadequate support system and the absence of a detailed program for pillar recovery are shown to be the most important causes of the Domino failure in this mine.
基金the Beijing Outstanding Young Scientist Program of China(No.BJJWZYJH01201911413037)projects(Nos.41877257 and 51622404)supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Shaanxi Coal Group Key Project of China(No.2018SMHKJ-A-J-03)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.2021YJSLJ23)。
文摘Dynamic disasters,such as rock burst due to the breaking of large area stiff roof strata,are known to occur in the hard rock strata of coal mines.In this paper,mechanical models of the fracturing processes of thick hard rock strata were established based on the thick plate theory and numerical simulations.The results demonstrated that,based on the fracture characteristics of the thick hard rock strata,four fracture models could be analyzed in detail,and the corresponding theoretical failure criteria were determined in detail.In addition,the influence of weak interlayer position on the fracture models and ground pressure of rock strata is deeply analyzed,and six numerical simulation schemes have been implemented.The results showed that the working face pressure caused by the independent movement of the lower layer is relatively low.The different fracture type of the thick hard rock strata had different demands on the working resistance of the hydraulic powered supports.The working resistance of the hydraulic powered supports required by the stratified movements was lower than that of the non-stratified movements.
基金Project(BK20150005)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province for Distinguished Young Scholars,ChinaProject(2015XKZD05)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘By adopting cyclic increment loading and unloading method, time-independent and time-dependent strains can be separated. It is more reasonable to describe the reversible and the irreversible deformations of sample separately during creep process. A nonlinear elastic-visco-plastic rheological model is presented to characterize the time-based deformational behavior of hard rock. Specifically, a spring element is used to describe reversible instantaneous elastic deformation. A reversible nonlinear visco-elastic （RNVE） model is developed to characterize recoverable visco-elastic response. A combined model, which contains a fractional derivative dashpot in series with another Hook’s body, and a St. Venant body in parallel with them, is proposed to describe irreversible visco-plastic deformation. Furthermore, a three-stage damage equation based on strain energy is developed in the visco-plastic portion and then nonlinear elastic-visco-plastic rheological damage model is established to explain the trimodal creep response of hard rock. Finally, the proposed model is validated by a laboratory triaxial rheological experiment. Comparing with theoretical and experimental results, this rheological damage model characterizes well the reversible and irreversible deformations of the sample, especially the tertiary creep behavior.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from Natural Science Research Project of Universities in Anhui Province(No.KJ2021A0463)Scientific Research Startup Fund for introduced talents of Anhui University of Science and Technology,and Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province(No.2108085QE208).
文摘This investigation aims to explore the effects of stress conditions and rock cutting rates on hard rock fragmentation through indentation tests on a newly designed triaxial testing apparatus.This apparatus was designed to realize a triaxial loading and indentation test of cylindrical specimens using inserted tooth cutter.The boreability and crushing efficiency of granite rock was investigated by analyzing the change rules of the thrusting force,penetration depth,characteristics of chippings and failure patterns.Several quantitative indexes were used to evaluate rock boreability in this investigation.The granite rock samples all had a chiselled pit and a crushed rock core.Under initial stress conditions,only flat-shape chippings were stripped from the rock surface when the thrusting force reached 20 kN.The rock cutting special energy had a close correlation with the initial stress conditions and inserted tooth shape.Moreover,a thrusting force prediction model was proposed in this paper.The contribution of this study is that for the first time the influence mechanism of the initial triaxial stress conditions on rock fragmentation is investigated using an inserted tooth and the newly designed testing apparatus.This study has a crucial importance for practical underground hard rock crushing in geoengineering.
