[HTML][HTML] Micro-macro evolution of mechanical behaviors of thermally damaged rock: A state-of-the-art review

Y Wang, J Peng, L Wang, C Xu, B Dai - Journal of Rock Mechanics and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The influence of thermal damage on macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of
different rocks has received much attention in the field of rock engineering. When the rocks …

Rock strengthening or weakening upon heating in the mild temperature range?

LNY Wong, Y Zhang, Z Wu - Engineering Geology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Temperature has critical influences on rock strength. It is almost universally acknowledged
from laboratory studies that rocks are weakened at elevated temperatures, as a result of the …

Experimental investigation of thermal cycling effect on fracture characteristics of granite in a geothermal-energy reservoir

G Feng, X Wang, M Wang, Y Kang - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The fracture characteristics of fine-grained granite were examined for a potential geothermal-
energy reservoir. The granite was thermally cycled in a furnace between 100° C and 300° C …

Experimental investigation on mode I fracture characteristics of granite after cyclic heating and cooling treatments

T Yin, Q Li, X Li - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Rock in the geothermal reservoir is frequently subjected to cyclic heating and cooling, and
fracture characteristics are closely related to the stable operation of Enhanced Geothermal …

Influence of different thermal cycling treatments on the physical, mechanical and transport properties of granite

P **, Y Hu, J Shao, G Zhao, X Zhu, C Li - Geothermics, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Two different types of thermal cycling treatments (slow heating followed by slow cooling or
rapid quenching) were carried out on the granite samples in the present research. The …

Influence of thermal treatment on mode I fracture toughness of certain Indian rocks

B Mahanta, TN Singh, PG Ranjith - Engineering Geology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
An experiment was carried out to measure the static mode I fracture toughness of
Manoharpur sandstone, Bellary dolerite and Dholpur sandstone after thermal treatment at …

Effect of thermal cycling-dependent cracks on physical and mechanical properties of granite for enhanced geothermal system

G Feng, X Wang, Y Kang, Z Zhang - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Thermal cycling induced micro-cracks can change the physical and mechanical properties
of geothermal energy reservoir, which may influence the heat and mass transfer …

Experimental study on failure and fracturing attributes of granite after thermal treatments with different cooling conditions

V Srinivasan, H Hasainar, TN Singh - Engineering Geology, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Thermal damage is one of the fundamental mechanisms affecting the stability of rocks
encountered in many deep geo-engineering ventures such as nuclear waste isolation …

A true triaxial experiment investigation of the mechanical and deformation failure behaviors of flawed granite after exposure to high-temperature treatment

JZ Zhang, YD Long, T Zhang, XP Zhou - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Understanding the mechanical and deformation failure behaviors of heated flawed granite
under true triaxial stresses is of great significance for evaluating the wellbore stability in …

Quantitative relationships between the mineral composition and macro mechanical behaviors of granite under different temperatures: Insights from mesostructure …

M Li, Z Wu, L Weng, Q Liu, Z Chu - Computers and Geotechnics, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Since the nuclear waste releases heat during the decay process, the mechanical behaviors
of granites adjacent to the nuclear waste repository are inevitably impacted by the …