非贯通节理岩体直剪试验研究进展

基于典型的直剪试验,国内外学者提出了非贯通节理岩体贯通破坏机理,并建立了相应的强度准则,如Jennings方法,即加权平均强度理论和强度准则、Lajtai岩桥破坏理论和强度准则、断裂力学的II型破坏理论和强度准则,拉剪复合破坏和强度准则。然而,非贯通节理岩体破坏机理目前还没有完全弄清楚,已建立的强度准则所包含的重要参数还需深入研究,如：如节理面的传压系数、传剪系数、弱化了的岩桥内摩擦力和内摩擦角等;非贯通节理岩体节理闭合和剪切的本构关系有待建立;不共面非贯通节理岩体全过程最大抗剪强度需进一步研究。伺服直剪试验机、静态应变测试仪、声发射仪、X射线测量等无损检测技术能够为进一步研究非贯通节理岩体的破坏机理,提出新的理论和建立新的强度准则提供强有力的技术支持。     

Slope failure analysis considering anisotropic characteristics of foliated rock masses

Weak planes affect the strength and deformational behaviors of rock slopes, and the anisotropic characteristics of rock mass should be considered in slope stability analysis. Effects of joint plane orientations on failure mechanism and strength response of inherently anisotropic rock samples were firstly investigated. The specimens with various orientations of joints were evaluated under uniaxial compression, Brazilian tensile, and direct shear tests. By treating the foliated rock as transversely isotropic materials, the relevant elastic constants and strength parameters were obtained from experimental results. The slope damage zone was then investigated using Comsol Multiphysics code based on Hoffman criterion. It is indicated that the failure mechanism and strength response depend highly on the inclination of specimens with respect to the loading direction. For disks with the same inclination angle, the value of tensile strength has an increasing trend with the total fracture length. Numerical results show that partial slope mass failed in single slope and no large-scale landslide occurred. The failure pattern in numerical results agrees well with the field observations. The cooperation between the experimental results and the numerical results allows an in-depth analysis of the experimental results and thus better understanding the dominant effect of joints on the deformation and failure of rock mass.     

Some recent advances in the modelling of soft rock joints in direct shear

This paper presents a review of recent developments made by the authors into the modelling of rock joints in direct shear. Careful observation of laboratory direct shear testing on concrete/rock joints containing two-dimensional roughness has allowed theoretical models of behaviour to be developed. The processes modelled include asperity sliding, asperity shearing, post-peak behaviour, asperity deformation and distribution of stresses on the joint interface. Model predictions compare extremely well with laboratory test results. These models were then applied to direct shear tests on rock/rock joints, and although behaviour in general was well predicted, the strength of rock/rock joints was over-predicted. Direct shear tests have also been carried out on samples containing both two- and three-dimensional roughness to test the accuracy of the two-dimensional approximation to roughness adopted in the theoretical models.     

Some Fundamental Issues in Dynamic Compression and Tension Tests of Rocks Using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar

Accurate characterizations of rock strengths under higher loading rates are crucial in many rock engineering applications. The split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system has been used to quantify the dynamic compressive strength of rocks using the short cylindrical specimen and the dynamic tensile strength of rocks using the Brazilian disc (BD) specimen. However, SHPB is a standard tool that is suitable for metal testing; there are some fundamental issues that need to be carefully visited in applying SHPB to rock dynamic tests. This paper addresses several such critical issues, including the choice of slenderness ratio of the compressive specimen, the effect of friction between the sample and bars on the measured results of compressive strength, the necessity of dynamic force balance on the dynamic BD test, and the validity of using the standard BD equation in the data reduction. We show that with proper experimental designs that address these issues, the dynamic compressive strength and dynamic tensile strength of rocks measured using SHPB are valid and reliable.     

Tensile strength and its anisotropy measured by point and line-loading of sandstone

Tensile fracture is an ubiquitous feature of rock failure ranging in size from microfracture around Griffith cracks to the large-scale explosive failure accompanying rock bursts in underground cavities. Hence the resistance of rock to failure in tension, the tensile strength, is one of the fundamental parameters of rock strength. The tensile strength of rock is, however, a most elusive parameter which is difficult to measure and to define.

The tensile strength, and its variation with direction, was determined by the pointloading and the line-loading (Brazilian test) methods for nine rocks from five sandstone formations in New Brunswick, Canada. Altogether 319 double point-load and 357 line-load tests were conducted on discs having a diameter of 22.9 mm and thickness of 7.9 mm.

The tensile strength determined by the point-load test and as calculated by the Frocht formula was found to be consistently lower than that obtained by the line-loading technique. To some extent, the difference is due to the fact that most of the sandstones are anisotropic with respect to tensile strength and that the constraints in the point-load test are such that fracture occurs along the plane of minimum tensile strength; the computed tensile strength therefore represents a minimum value. To a greater extent, the lower tensile strength calculated from the point-load test is due to the difference in the states of stress induced by the two techniques. When correction is made for the anisotropy, the tensile strength from the Brazilian test is still 3.76 times larger than the one obtained from the point-load test.

The Brazilian test seems to yield a more accurate definition of both the tensile strength and its variation with direction. The point-load test is more suitable for the determination of the minimum value of tensile strength and the direction of the preferred fracture plane.     

卢氏膨胀岩湿胀软化特性研究

为研究卢氏膨胀岩湿胀软化特性,开展了膨胀性试验和常规三轴试验。并将泡水前后的膨胀岩进行扫描电子显微镜（SEM）试验和氮气吸附（NA）试验。为充分考虑膨胀岩内部颗粒之间的胶结作用和原始结构,试验样品采用原状膨胀岩。试验研究结果表明：膨胀岩吸水膨胀具有明显的各向异性,轴向膨胀率大于径向膨胀率且在1.5倍左右;随着相对含水率的增加,峰值强度呈先快速降低再缓慢降低的变化趋势,弹性模量和黏聚力呈增加趋势;在围压保持不变的情况下,随着含水率的增加,膨胀岩破坏形式由张拉破坏、张剪破坏向剪切破坏转变,并且膨胀岩破坏时表面裂缝增多。微观试验结果显示,泡水后膨胀岩微观结构裂隙比泡水前增多,孔隙发育明显,这是膨胀岩软化的根本原因。     

围岩强度和变形参数的分布特征及可靠性分析

从康家湾铅锌金矿Ⅲ-1号矿体上盘围岩取大量岩样,分别加工制作了50个压缩和拉伸试验的试样。利用RMT-150B伺服试验系统对试样进行单轴抗压、抗拉试验,各获得了50个试验结果。采用假设检验法,分别对50个单轴抗压强度和50个抗拉强度进行检验,结果表明,它们分别服从正态分布和对数正态分布;对50个 、 和50个C、 ,进行不放回抽样,组成50组E、 、C、 。利用FLAC计算软件,对硐室围岩中的应力进行了计算,分别获得了50个最大主应力和50个最小主应力;采用同样假设检验法,证明它们分别服从对数正态和正态分布;根据单轴抗压、抗拉强度及围岩中的最大主应力、最小主应力概率密度函数,计算了硐室围岩不发生拉伸破坏和压缩破坏的可靠度;并对硐室围岩抗剪强度的校核,得出了该地下硐室围岩稳定的结论。     

Static and Dynamic Flexural Strength Anisotropy of Barre Granite

Granite exhibits anisotropy due to pre-existing microcracks under tectonic loadings; and the mechanical property anisotropy such as flexural/tensile strength is vital to many rock engineering applications. In this paper, Barre Granite is studied to understand the flexural strength anisotropy under a wide range of loading rates using newly proposed semi-circular bend tests. Static tests are conducted with a MTS hydraulic servo-control testing machine and dynamic tests with a split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. Six samples groups are fabricated with respect to the three principle directions of Barre granite. Pulse shaping technique is used in all dynamic SHPB tests to facilitate dynamic stress equilibrium. Finite element method is utilized to build up equations calculating the flexural tensile strength. For samples in the same orientation group, a loading rate dependence of the flexural tensile strength is observed. The measured flexural tensile strength is higher than the tensile strength measured using Brazilian disc method at given loading rate and this scenario has been rationalized using a non-local failure theory. The flexural tensile strength anisotropy features obvious dependence on the loading rates, the higher the loading rate, the less the anisotropy and this phenomenon may be explained considering the interaction of the preferentially oriented microcracks.     

Experimental Study on the Validity and Rationality of Four Brazilian Disc Tests

The validity and rationality of the Brazilian disc test have attracted much attention since it was proposed. To verify the validity of four Brazilian disc tests, red sandstone and yellow rust granite were employed. In these experiments, uniaxial tensile tests and four Brazilian disc tests were performed. Meanwhile, the typical location of the Brazilian discs was arranged with gages to detect the crack initiation location. By analyzing the rationality of the four Brazilian disc tests from two aspects, the crack initiation location and the difference between indirect tensile strength and direct tensile strength, it was found that the Brazilian disc tests without cushion and the Brazilian disc tests with two small-diameter steer rods are suitable for determining the indirect tensile strength of rock materials. However, the Brazilian disc tests with arc loading jaws should be carefully adopted to measure the indirect tensile strength due to their overestimation of the indirect tensile strength. Additionally, flattened Brazilian disc tests were found to be not suitable for measuring the indirect tensile strength of rock materials.     

Uniaxial compression and tension tests of anthracite and loading rate dependence of peak strength

The mechanical characteristics of coal under uniaxial compressive stress and uniaxial tensile stress are key factors in investigations of the stability of galleries and coal faces, and are vital considerations for the efficient design of coalmines, disaster prevention, and environmental preservation. These mechanical characteristics have long been a topic of research, but remain insufficiently understood. In this study we performed uniaxial compression tests and uniaxial tension tests on coal, with particular attention to two concerns. The first was to measure the loading rate dependence of the peak strength of coal. Coal shows high sample-to-sample scatter in strength; test methods that are successful in comparatively homogeneous rock types cannot be used for coal. We therefore used an alternative test method that was recently developed by the authors. Anthracite samples were subjected to alternating slow and fast strain rates. Measured variations in stress during this process were used to estimate the loading rate dependence of peak strength. The second objective was to obtain complete stress–strain curves for coal under uniaxial tensile stress. It is difficult to hold samples secure during a tensile test; consequently, such curves have yet to be obtained. This study presents a successful application of the authors' method to the analysis of coal samples, yielding a complete stress–strain curve under tensile stress. The two methods presented here hold promise for application not only to anthracite but also to a wide variety of coals. It is possible to derive the values of the constants used in constitutive equations from the obtained experimental results. Once these equations are determined, they can be incorporated into finite-element software to investigate various time-dependent behaviors of coal and aid in the efficient design of coalmines and the prevention of subsidence and mine disasters.     

岩石类材料拉伸弹性模量测量方法的对比研究

研究表明岩石材料在拉应力、压应力条件下具有不同的力学行为,因此,岩石材料存在两种弹性模量,分别为拉伸弹性模量和压缩弹性模量。为了甄别出直梁弯折试验和巴西劈裂试验哪一种更加适合测试岩石材料的拉伸弹性模量,以大理岩、花岗岩和砂岩为典型的岩石类型,开展了一系列的单轴压缩、直接拉伸、三点弯折和巴西劈裂试验,测试了岩石材料的拉伸弹性模量;并对测试结果的可靠性、准确性开展了系统的对比研究。最终发现,巴西劈裂试验因为较好的测量精度、制样简便、试验操作简单等因素,可以成为测量岩石材料拉伸弹性模量的推荐方法。     

Deformation of a rock in different tensile tests

Strength and deformation of a typical homogeneous sandstone under tensile stresses, have been studied in the laboratory, using standard tensile tests, viz. uniaxial tension, the Brazilian and beam bending tests. In addition to the parameters such as uniaxial tensile strength, modulus of deformation in tension and Poisson's ratio in tension obtained directly by the uniaxial tension test, the Brazilian tensile strength, the modulus and Poisson's ratio have also been determined by the Brazilian test. Bending tensile strength has been obtained by the beam bending test using the four-point loading system and the tensile modulus of elasticity has been estimated from the observations of beam bending and uniaxial compression tests, using “double elasticity” relationships.The rock under high tensile stresses is found to be much less “stiffer” than under high compressive stresses and is therefore likely to result in a relatively less violent tensile failure. The nature of the tensile deformation in the region of maximum tensile stress is found to be strikingly similar in all the three tensile tests under study. Although the initial, the 50% and the final tensile modulus values differ in each tensile test, the general trend of the tensile modulus with increasing stress is found similar in all these tensile tests.     

灰岩隧道掘进机隧道点荷载试验评价岩石强度方法的研究与探讨

使用隧道掘进机（TBM）开挖隧道时刀盘和盾体阻碍了对岩石状态的观察,这时可使用岩渣对岩石条件进行预测和评价。从滚刀破碎掌子面产生的岩渣中选取块状岩石进行点荷载试验可以获得岩石强度,但是受过滚刀损伤作用的岩石强度值与未受损伤的岩石强度值之间的关系尚不明确。从吉林引松供水工程TBM破岩产生的岩渣中挑选块状试样进行点荷载试验,同时在产生岩渣的相应位置钻取岩芯获取点荷载强度,与单轴抗压强度进行了对比,记录了取样地点地质状态、试样的尺寸、破碎状态以及等效断裂面积。结果表明：岩渣中的岩块受到滚刀作用产生的损伤强度值有所下降,为完整取芯试样的63.25%,原岩越完整受损程度越大;灰岩点荷载强度换算岩石单轴抗压强度系数约为25.3,直接使用岩渣时建议系数约为42.1;峰值荷载与等效断裂面积成正比;尺寸过大的试块往往与岩体原有裂隙有关,强度极低,不适宜用作点荷载试验。研究结果为TBM隧道现场快速获取岩石强度参数提供了方法和依据。     

不同应变率下砂岩动态强度准则的试验研究

分别利用RMT－150C和多功能分离式霍普金森压杆（SHPB）试验系统对砂岩进行了不同应变率下的单轴压缩、三轴压缩和拉伸试验。结果表明,在围压为0或围压一定的情况下,应变率低于102 s-1时,抗压强度的增加与应变率的量级呈正比;在应变率高于102 s-1时,岩石的抗压强度增加趋势与应变率的1/3次方呈正比。拉伸强度也存在类似规律。针对101～102 s-1应变率范围内缺少岩石动态强度准则这一现状,根据上述试验规律,结合Mohr-Coulomb准则、Hoek-Brown准则和Griffith准则的原理,给出了不同应变率范围内动态Mohr-Coulomb准则和动态Hoek-Brown准则的具体表达形式。研究结果表明,在低应变率情况下,动态Mohr-Coulomb准则和动态Hoek-Brown准则均适用,但Griffith准则判别结果误差很大。在高应变率情况下,动态Mohr-Coulomb准则比较适用,Griffith准则仅适用于评估高应变率单轴抗压强度和抗拉强度之间的关系。     

Pressurized grout applications in fractured tuff for containment of radioactive wastes

Summary Currently under study by the Department of Energy are the geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the ash-flow deposits under Yucca mountain at the Nevada test site. Of interest at this site is the potential for disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in the unsaturated zone of the densely welded portions of the tuffs. These studies include the preformance-assessment of barriers and seals for boreholes, ramps, drifts and shafts at the Yucca mountain site. In-situ tests on standard Type II Portland cement and microfine cement as grout materials have been performed on a similar rock type to Yucca Mountain's near Superior Arizona. The tests were performed in a vertical borehole drilled in highly fractured and densely welded tuff (brown unit of Apache Leap) through a series of pressurized grout applications. Packer flow tests prior to and after each grout application measure the effectiveness of the grout application in reducing the permeability of the rock surrounding the borehole. Overall the grout applications have reduced the permeability of the test hole by three orders of magnitude.     

Indirect tensile test assessments for rock materials using 3-D disc-type specimens

Indirect test methods are usually the preferred approach for determining the tensile strength of brittle and quasi-brittle materials such as ceramics, rocks, and concrete. In this paper, the tensile strength of a rock material (Iranian Harsin marble) was obtained indirectly by means of two disc type samples. The test samples were the well-known Brazilian disc and semi-disc specimen under three-point bend loading. Since the existing formula for determining the indirect tensile strength is based on 2-D stress assumption which ignores the effects of specimen thickness, a general 3-D tensile strength formulation was derived for each sample by employing finite element analysis. A series of tensile strength tests were conducted on Harsin white marble using disc and semi-disc specimens with different thicknesses in parallel to finite element analysis. The test results using 3-D formulation showed that the tensile strength of the tested marble depends on the thickness/diameter ratio of the specimen and generally decreases from 11.5 to 7 MPa on increasing the thickness of test samples. The average values of tensile strength were about 8.8 MPa for the Brazilian disc specimen and 9.8 MPa for the semi-disc specimen. The good agreement existing between the results of the two specimens suggests that the semi-disc specimen can also be used for determining the rock tensile strength in addition to using the conventional Brazilian test.     

土体抗拉强度试验研究方法的进展

理论上土体的抗拉强度与抗压和抗剪强度一样是描述土体力学性质的重要指标之一,也是研究土体张拉破坏特性的基础。由于土体抗拉强度在数值上相对较小,且难以准确测量,在岩土工程领域常常被忽视。随着工程中的张拉破坏问题越来越突出,土体抗拉强度特性引起许多学者的关注,相关研究成果也越来越多。文中对土体抗拉强度试验研究方法进行了系统的归纳和总结,对比分析了各种方法的优缺点,认识到,（1）土体抗拉强度试验方法总体上可分为直接法和间接法两大类,直接法是在试样两端直接施加拉力直到试样发生张拉破坏,根据破坏时的最大拉力及对应的破裂面面积计算出土体的抗拉强度。间接法主要通过一些理论假设,把压应力转换成相应的拉应力并基于一些理论公式计算土体抗拉强度;（2）按试样受力条件,直接法可分为单轴拉伸和三轴拉伸,一般都需要开发专门的拉伸试验设备,以实现拉力荷载的施加及其在试样内的有效传递。常用的方式有粘结、锚固、模具夹持及摩擦力传递等,都各有优缺点,但模具夹持法相对而言更具操作性。间接法中比较有代表性的有巴西劈裂试验、土梁弯曲试验和轴向压裂试验等,一般较适应于刚度较大的土体如化学固化土。最后,笔者提出了今后该课题的研究重点,包括制定土体抗拉强度试验方法规范及标准,研发简单易操作的土体拉伸试验设备,拉伸试验过程中土吸力的测量及控制方法,土体拉伸过程中应变场的准确获取方法及土体张拉特性的数值模拟研究等。     

岩石膨胀性试验注意事项探讨

从室内试验的角度来探讨几类工程勘察中岩石常用膨胀性试验(自由膨胀率、膨胀力、侧向约束膨胀率、耐崩解)的注意事项,从野外取样、标准样品制取、试验操作、方法选择等方面进行了论述,力求减小试验误差,提高膨胀岩的试验水平,保证试验结果的准确性,并使膨胀岩膨胀性指标的测定方法更臻完善。     

柱状节理玄武岩体抗剪强度参数尺寸效应研究

结合柱状节理玄武岩块室内直剪试验和现场大尺度直剪试验所取得不同尺度岩块的抗剪参数试验成果,进行异计拟合回归分析得到柱状节理玄武岩体抗剪强度参数内聚力c和内摩擦系数f的尺寸效应经验表达式,认为抗剪强度参数与试样尺寸间近似呈幂函数形式。抗剪强度参数的表征单元体积研究表明,内聚力对试样的尺寸更为敏感。