Study on the effect of micro-geometric heterogeneity on mechanical properties of brittle rock using a grain-based discrete element method coupling with the cohesive …

C Pan, X Li, L He, J Li - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The micro-geometric heterogeneity has a significant effect on the mechanical behavior and
failure mode of brittle rocks. To study the influence of the size distribution and preferred …

Characterization of the negative Poisson's ratio effect of the thermal-damaged crystalline rock by the grain-based model

X Huang, L Xu, T Zhao, S Lu, Z Sun, D Ding - International Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
A natural rock often has a positive Poisson's ratio during compression. However, the thermal-
damaged rock can abnormally present a negative Poisson's ratio. Thus far, the related …

[HTML][HTML] Size effects on the tensile strength and fracture toughness of granitic rock in different tests

I Pérez-Rey, A Muñoz-Ibáñez… - Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the tensile failure mechanisms in granitic rock samples at different
scales by means of different types of tests. To do that, we have selected a granitic rock type …

[HTML][HTML] A universal direct tensile testing method for measuring the tensile strength of rocks

Y Wu, J Liu, Z Wu, J Liu, Y Zhao, H Xu, J Wei… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is limited applicability to the current method for testing the direct tensile strength of
rocks because it places stringent requirements on the testing equipment. This work suggests …

Micro-scale fracturing mechanisms in rocks during tensile failure

G Shams, P Rivard, O Moradian - Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Understanding the fracturing mechanisms of rock on both macro-and micro-scale is
important for properly designing rock engineering applications. However, there is still a lack …

Rate effect on the direct shear behavior of granite rock bridges at low to subseismic shear rates

G Luo, S Qi, B Zheng - Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Natural faults are often heterogeneous with spatially variable cohesion caused by healing
processes. Using rock bridges as laboratory analogs, we investigate how cohesion‐healed …

Laboratory test study on supercritical carbon dioxide fracturing granite: a quantitative review

B Zheng, S Qi, W Lu, S Guo, N Liang, X Yu… - … and Geophysics for Geo …, 2023 - Springer
Supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO2) fracturing to transform geothermal reservoirs is a new
technology in geothermal development, with great prospects. In this paper, the current …

Simulation of brittle failure around Canada's mine-by experiment tunnel using 2D continuum-based Voronoi tessellated models

S Sanipour, N Bahrani, A Corkum - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
The failure process of brittle rocks under compression involves the initiation, accumulation
and propagation of tensile fractures before peak stress is reached. This process is …

Measurement of true tensile strength from Brazilian tensile strength laboratory tests

TRM Packulak, JJ Day, MR McDonald… - Canadian …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Brazilian tensile strength (BTS) testing in standard practice is a practical method to
approximate tensile strength for rock core using the conversion of axial compressive vertical …

[HTML][HTML] Tensile strength and failure behavior of rock-mortar interfaces: Direct and indirect measurements

G Shams, P Rivard, O Moradian - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The tensile strength at the rock-concrete interface is one of the crucial factors controlling the
failure mechanisms of structures, such as concrete gravity dams. Despite the critical …