Porosity and wave velocity evolution of granite after high-temperature treatment: a review

The evolution of porosity and changes in wave velocity in granite after high-temperature treatment has been experimentally investigated in different studies. Statistical analysis of the test results shows that there is a temperature threshold value that leads to variations in porosity and wave velocity. At a temperature that is less than 200 °C, the porosity of granite slowly increases with increases in temperature, while the wave velocity decreases. When the temperature is greater than 200 °C (especially between 400 and 600 °C), the porosity quickly increases, while the wave velocity substantially decreases. The temperature ranges of room temperature to 200 and 200–400 °C correspond to the undamaged state and the micro-damage state, respectively. The results confirm that there is an important link between the variations of physical and mechanical properties in response to thermal treatment. By studying the relationships among rock porosity, wave velocity and temperature, this provides the basis for solving multi-variable coupling problems under high temperatures for the thermal exploitation of petroleum and safe disposal of nuclear waste.     

高温作用后花岗岩三轴压缩试验研究

为综合考察温度、围压对花岗岩力学性质及破坏方式的影响,在高温（25℃～1 000 ℃）作用后,利用MTS815.02电液伺服材料试验系统对花岗岩岩样进行不同围压作用下的三轴压缩试验。研究结果表明,（1）围压一定时,经历不同高温作用后花岗岩三轴压缩全应力-应变曲线经历了压密、弹性、屈服、破坏、塑性流动5个阶段;（2）经历不同高温作用后岩样三轴抗压强度与围压呈非线性二次多项式增长关系,围压为40 MPa时的抗压强度比单轴抗压强度提高了382.30%;常规三轴压缩条件下,400 ℃是花岗岩力学参数的阀值温度;（3）经历高温作用后,岩样弹性模量随围压升高呈增大趋势,围压为40 MPa时的弹性模量比单轴时提高了90.26%;随温度升高呈二次非线性减小,1 000 ℃时的弹性模量比25℃时降低了57.16%;（4）花岗岩的失稳型式同时取决于围压和温度。单轴压缩状态下,随着温度的升高,岩样变形破坏型式由脆性破裂向塑性变形过渡,失稳型式在低温时为突发失稳、中高温为准突发失稳,温度高于800 ℃为渐进破坏;三轴压缩状态下,随着围压的增大,岩样破裂型式由脆性张拉破裂逐渐向剪切破裂过渡,岩样的失稳型式以突发失稳为主。在试验温压范围内,影响花岗岩力学性质的首要因素是温度,其次是围压。     

Effect of Rapid Thermal Cooling on Mechanical Rock Properties

Laboratory tests have been conducted to investigate the effects of rapid thermal cooling on various rock specimens including igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. At first, various types of thermal loading were conducted: heating up to 100, 200, and 300 °C, followed by rapid cooling with a fan. In addition, multiple cyclic thermal cooling (10, 15 and 20 cycles) with a maximum temperature of only 100 °C was conducted. Experiments included edge notched disc (END) tests to determine the Mode I fracture toughness, Brazilian disc tests to determine tensile strength, seismic tests to determine P-wave velocity, and porosity tests leading to meaningful results. Even though only small changes of temperature (rapid cooling from 100 °C to room temperature) were applied, the results showed that crack growth occurred in some rock types (granite, diabase with ore veins, and KVS) while crack healing occurred in other rock types (diabase without ore veins, quartzite, and skarn). To better understand the results, 3D transient thermo-mechanical analysis was conducted using the ANSYS program. The results indicated that there was a thin region near the outside of the specimen where large tensile stresses occur and microcracking would be expected, and that there was a large area in the middle of the specimen where lower magnitude compressive stresses occur and crack closure would be expected. It was found that the more heterogeneous and more coarse-grained rock types are more likely to exhibit crack growth, while less heterogeneous and more fine-grained rocks are more likely to exhibit crack healing.     

Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Dynamic Fracture Toughness of Laurentian Granite

The effect of thermal treatment on the dynamic fracture toughness of Laurentian granite (LG) was investigated in this work. Notched semi-circular bend (NSCB) LG specimens are heat treated at temperatures up to 850?°C. The micro-cracks in the rock samples induced by thermal treatment are examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The microscopic observations are consistent with the subsequent P-wave velocity measurements, which shows that the P-wave velocity decreases with the treatment temperature monotonically when the temperature is higher than 250?°C. Dynamic fracture toughness measurements are then carried out on these samples with the dynamic load exerted by a modified split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) system. The relationship between fracture toughness and treatment temperature is investigated. Experimental results show that fracture toughness increases with the loading rate but decreases with the treatment temperature. However, when the heating temperature is below 250?°C and above 450?°C, the dependence of dynamic fracture toughness on the temperature is different from other temperatures, which can be explained by the physical processes at the microscopic level of the rock due to heating. At treatment temperatures below 250?°C, the thermal expansion of grains leads to an increase in the toughness of the rock. At treatment temperatures above 450?°C, the sources of weakness such as grain boundaries and phase transition of silicon are depleted, and as a result the decrease in fracture toughness is not as significant as other treatment temperature ranges.     

花岗岩力学特性的温度效应试验研究

通过实时高温（常温～850 ℃）加载和高温（常温～1 200 ℃）后冷却再加载两种情况下的单轴压缩试验,对不同高温下花岗岩的力学性质进行了研究,分析了两种情况下单轴抗压强度、弹性模量、纵波波速、剪切滑移应变等随温度的变化规律,并研究了热-力耦合效应。研究结果表明：（1）在实时高温加载作用下单轴抗压强度和弹性模量随着温度升高而发生连续劣化;（2）高温作用冷却后再加载,花岗岩在常温～600 ℃区间峰值强度变化不大,800 ℃左右岩样强度突然降低;（3）纵波波速随加热温度的升高而逐渐降低;（4）剪切滑移应变在800 ℃之前相对较小,且变化不大,之后便迅速增大,表现出明显的塑性;（5）提出了热-力耦合因子的概念,并借助其提出了一维非线性热-力耦合本构模型,模型曲线和试验曲线较吻合。     

Experimental study on mechanical properties of granite after freeze–thaw cycling

It is important to understand the effect of freeze–thaw cycles on the mechanical properties of rocks. In this paper, the variation of the uniaxial compressive strength, peak strain, elastic modulus and stress–strain curves of granite subjected to freeze–thaw cycles with different heating temperatures were studied experimentally and the relationships were derived. As the number of freeze–thaw cycles increases, the compressive strength and elastic modulus decrease, while the peak strain decreases. In addition, an increased temperature increases the peak strain while decreasing the compressive strength and elastic modulus. An expression for the initial damage for the adopted rock material due to freeze–thaw cycling was proposed based on the Loland model. The current research has established a solid foundation for further experimental studies on the fatigue behavior of granite after freeze–thaw cycling.     

Predicting mechanical properties and ultimate shear strength of gypsum,limestone and sandstone rocks using Vipulanandan models

ABSTRACT

In this study, over 1000 data from the literature was used to characterize and compare the density, strengths, modulus, fracture toughness, porosity and the ultimate shear strengths of the gypsum, limestone and sandstone rocks. The compressive modulus and Mode-1 fracture toughness of the gypsum rock, limestone rock and sandstone rocks varied from 0.7 GPa to 70 GPa, and from 0.03 MPa.m^0.5 to 2.6 MPa.m^0.5  respectively. Vipulanandan correlation model was effective in relating the modulus of elasticity, fracture toughness with the relevant strengths of the rocks. A new nonlinear Vipulanandan failure criterion was developed to quantify the tensile strength, pure shear (cohesion) strength and to predict the maximum shear strength limit with applied normal stress on the gypsum, limestone and sandstone rocks. The Vipulanandan failure model predicts the maximum shear strength limit was, as the Mohr-Coulomb failure model does not have a limit on the maximum shear strength. With the Vipulanandan failure model based on the available data, the maximum shear strengths predicted for the gypsum, limestone and sandstone rocks were 64 MPa, 114 MPa and 410 MPa respectively.     

高温高压下超临界二氧化碳作用对花岗岩力学性质影响的试验研究

为了研究二氧化碳基增强型地热系统核心及邻近区域中超临界二氧化碳(ScCO₂)作用对岩石力学性能的影响,设计了纯ScCO₂与干燥花岗岩作用,ScCO₂、水蒸气与干燥花岗岩作用,ScCO₂与在水中浸泡了24 h后的花岗岩作用3种试验条件,每种试验条件下均开展了210、240、270℃温度下的试验。对ScCO₂作用后的岩样以及一个未经处理的对比样先后开展纵波波速测试以及单轴压缩试验,获得了岩石的纵波波速、单轴抗压强度以及弹性模量。纵波波速试验结果表明,在上述3种试验条件下,花岗岩样的波速会都会发生一定程度的降低。单轴压缩试验结果表明,ScCO₂作用后的岩石单轴抗压强度及弹性模量都几乎没有受到影响,但是从破坏模式看,未经处理的岩石以张拉破坏为主,处理后的岩石以剪切破坏为主,并且随着温度的升高剪切破坏越明显。试验结果说明,在不存在水或者仅有微量水存在的情况下,ScCO₂的作用对岩石产生轻微损伤,岩样的刚性减弱、塑性增强,导致其纵波波速有少量的下...     

热处理后花岗岩纳米压痕试验研究

随着温度的升高,花岗岩宏观力学参数往往经历略升高、小幅降低、大幅降低几个阶段。利用纳米压痕测试仪器,对热处理后的花岗岩中主要矿物成分进行纳米压痕试验,揭示花岗岩宏观力学参数随温度演化的微观机理,（1）温度在 300 ℃以内微观结构没有显著变化,基本上没有微裂纹产生,在300～500 ℃之间时岩体内部开始产生微裂隙,温度超过500 ℃时岩体内部产生大量微裂隙,并逐渐扩展增大;（2）石英在300 ℃以内弹性模量和硬度略有增加,超过300 ℃弹性模量和硬度开始下降。超过500 ℃晶体结构发生 相到 相转变,弹性模量和硬度急剧下降,长石在400～500 ℃之间时,弹性模量和硬度开始下降,超过800 ℃弹性模量和硬度急剧下降,云母在800 ℃以内弹性模量和硬度有所增加;超过800℃时弹性模量和硬度开始下降;（3）花岗岩宏观力学性能与主要矿物成分的力学性能和微观结构均相关,室温～300 ℃范围内主要受到前者控制,300～500 ℃范围内时受到两者联合控制,超过500 ℃后主要受到后者控制。研究结果可为研究花岗岩和其他岩石的温度效应提供实验数据和理论支持。     

实时高温下加载速率对花岗岩力学特性影响的试验研究

为综合考虑温度、加载速率两个因素对花岗岩力学性质及破坏方式的影响,在实时高温（25～1 000 ℃）作用下利用MTS810电液伺服材料试验系统对岩样进行不同加载速率作用下的单轴压缩试验。研究结果表明：（1）各个温度点,岩样单轴压缩应力-应变曲线大致经历了压密、弹性、屈服、破坏4个阶段。岩样峰后曲线在加载速率为0.001～0.01 mm/s出现台阶型分段跌落状,在加载速率为0.01～0.1 mm/s呈现光滑、陡峭的连续曲线。（2）岩样峰值强度、弹性模量随温度的升高可分为4个阶段：25～200 ℃区间为缓慢上升段;200～600 ℃区间为快速下降段;600～800 ℃区间为缓慢上升段;800～ 1 000 ℃区间为平缓下降段。1 000 ℃时的峰值强度和弹性模量相对于25 ℃时分别降低了53.47%和64.34 %。峰值应变与温度呈现三次多项式拟合关系。（3）岩样峰值强度、弹性模量与加载速率对数均呈现二次多项式增长关系,加载速率为0.1 mm/s时的峰值强度和弹性模量相对于0.001 mm/s时分别提高了38.82%和37.22%。岩样峰值应变与加载速率没有明显的对应关系。（4）单轴压缩状态下,随着温度的升高,花岗岩变形破坏形式由拉剪破裂向锥形破裂并伴随向碎性流动过渡,失稳型式由突发失稳向渐进破坏过渡。同一温度状态下,加载速率对岩样的破裂形式没有明显影响,但失稳型式发生了变化。     

Laboratory testing and numerical simulation of properties and thermal-induced cracking of Eibenstock granite at elevated temperatures

The knowledge about thermo-mechanical properties of granite is still limited to some extent. Individual measurements are necessary to obtain reliable properties for specific granite types. A reliable numerical model of thermal cracking behaviours of granite exposed to extreme high temperatures (e.g. 800–1000 °C) is missing. In this study, the impact of temperature up to 1000 °C on physical, mechanical, and thermal properties as well as thermo-mechanical coupled behaviour of Eibenstock granite was investigated by laboratory testing and numerical simulations. The physical properties including mineral composition, density, P-wave velocity, and open porosity are measured to be temperature dependent. Uniaxial compression and Brazilian tests were carried out to measure uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), Young’s modulus, stress–strain relationship, and tensile strength of Eibenstock granite before and after thermal treatment, respectively. Thermal properties including specific heat, thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, and linear thermal expansion coefficient are also measured and found to be temperature dependent, especially the expansion coefficient which shows a steep increase around 573 °C as well as at 870 °C. The numerical simulation code FLAC^3D was used to develop a numerical scheme to simulate the thermal-induced damage of granite at high temperatures. Statistical methods combined with real mineral composition were used to characterize the heterogeneity of granite. The numerical model is featured with reliable temperature-dependent parameters obtained from laboratory tests. It can well reproduce the laboratory results in form of thermal-induced micro- and macrocracks, as well as the stress–strain behaviour and the final failure pattern of Eibenstock granite after elevated temperatures up to 1000 °C. The simulation results also reveal that the thermal-induced microcracks are randomly distributed across the whole sample. Although most thermal-induced damages are tensile failures, shear failure begins to develop quickly after 500 °C. The obvious UCS reduction in granite due to heating is mainly caused by the increase in shear failure. The simulation also shows that the dominant impact of α–β quartz transition is widening pre-existing cracks rather than the formation of new microcracks.

     

西南某水电站坝址区风化花岗岩工程地质性质分析

文章对西南某大型水电站坝址区深厚层全风化和强风化花岗岩进行研究。将全、强风化花岗岩物理、水理及力学性质与新鲜岩体相应性质进行比较,并分析了花岗岩风化后吸水性增大、岩体软化、抗压抗剪强度减小的成因。对强风化花岗岩与新鲜花岗岩抗压强度进行了比较;拟合了风化花岗岩弹模、变形模量值与新鲜花岗岩相应模量的变化百分比关系曲线。研究结果表明：强风化花岗岩的干抗压强度为新鲜岩体的1/4-1/3,湿抗压强度为新鲜岩体的1/4-1/5;岩体弹性模量和变形模量与岩体的风化程度成反比例线性关系。     

Experimental investigations on the elastic parameters and uniaxial compressive strength of slate under freeze–thaw cycles

ABSTRACT

In this study, uniaxial compression experiments with seven different bedding angles and six numbers of freeze–thaw cycles were conducted to investigate the influences of freeze–thaw cycles on the elastic parameters and the uniaxial compressive strength of slate. The laws of the elastic parameters, uniaxial compressive strength and failure characteristics were analysed, and a new uniaxial compressive strength prediction model that considers the bedding angle and the number of freeze–thaw cycles as control variables was established and verified using the experimental data. The results showed that the uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus and shear modulus decreased exponentially with an increasing number of freeze–thaw cycles. However, the Poisson’s ratio increased linearly with an increasing number of freeze–thaw cycles. The uniaxial compressive strength initially decreased and then increased with increasing bedding angle. There are three forms of failure occurred during the tests: when the bedding angle was 0°≤β ≤ 26.6°, the splitting failure and shear failure occurred at the same time; when the bedding angle was 26.6°≤β ≤ 83.0°, sliding failure occurred along the bedding plane; and when the bedding angle was 83.0°≤β ≤ 90°, splitting failure occurred along the axial direction of sample.     

The presentation of an agro-environmental nanocomposite: the study of its acoustic,physical and mechanical properties

Nanocomposites can be used as an acoustic panel to adsorb noise. The aim of this study was to evaluate: (1) acoustic, (2) physical, and (3) mechanical properties of agro-environmental nanocomposites. To prepare the nanocomposites, wood flour, PVA glue, and aluminum nanoparticles (between 1 and 4 %) were hardly mixed and heated at near 220 °C for 120 min. In the next step, sound absorption coefficient, transmission loss, water absorption percentage, thickness swelling percentage, density, flexural strength, flexural modulus, tensile strength, and tensile modulus of nanocomposites were measured. This study showed that the increase in nanoparticle percentage led to the increase in flexural strength, flexural modulus, water absorption percentage, thickness swelling percentage, density, and sound absorption coefficient. But, the increase in nanoparticle percentage led to the decrease in tensile strength, tensile modulus, and transmission loss. The authors think that the nanocomposites are suitable as an agro-industrial nanocomposite to reduce noise.     

Laboratory Investigation of the Effects of Temperature on the Mechanical Properties of Sandstone

An experimental study has been carried out as part of a wider programme of research in order to examine some of the physico-mechanical properties of the Jiaozuo Sandstone after exposure to extremely high temperatures. The mechanical properties of the rock under examination are discussed before the results of the thermo-mechanical response of the sandstone are presented and analysed. The range of temperature to which the sandstone has been exposed is 20–1,200 °C. The physical properties considered include the shape, volume, mass and density changes and the velocity of longitudinal and transverse elastic waves through the samples, before and after exposure to high temperature. The mechanical properties considered include the stress–strain response, the uniaxial compressive strength, the modulus of elasticity and the Poisson’s ratio. The results are analysed and discussed and possible mechanisms for the observed thermo-mechanical response, are postulated.     

Assessments of Strength Anisotropy and Deformation Behavior of Banded Amphibolite Rocks

Assessment of strength anisotropy in transversely isotropic rocks has been one of the most challenging subjects in rock engineering. However, far too little attention has been paid to banded amphibolite rocks. This study aim to evaluate strength and deformation anisotropy behavior of banded amphibolite rocks. The dynamic mechanical tests including ultrasonic pulse test, uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian test and deformability test were performed on drilled rock samples as a function of foliation plane angle (β = 0°, 30°, 60° and 90°). The results obtained have shown that the dynamic mechanical properties of amphibolite rocks have different values concerning banding plane. Compression and shear waves taken parallel to the foliation plane show highest values than those obtained in the other directions. Under uniaxial test, the banded amphibolite has a U-shaped anisotropy with maximum strength at β = 90° and minimum strength is obtained when β = 30°. Strength anisotropic index ranges between 0.96 and 1.47. It seems that the high range value of anisotropic index is mainly due to slight undulation of foliation planes, that being not perfectly straight. The results of elastic deformation test show that there is no clear dependence on microstructures characteristics of subtype-amphibolite rocks that controlling modulus “shape-anisotropy”. However, in this study, Young modulus values of amphibolite rocks with β follow both types of shape-anisotropy, “U-shape” and “decreased order-shaped”. Thus, this study recommended that further research be undertaken regarding the role of modulus “shape-anisotropy” within the same lithotype.     

高温下花岗岩断裂特性的研究

本文介绍了室温到300℃温度范围内的花岗岩试件的三点弯曲断裂试验和圆柱体试件的单轴压缩试验。给出了花岗岩的断裂韧度 KIC,单轴抗压强度 fp,弹性横量 E 等力学参数随温度和加温速率变化的试验结果。这些试验结果表明,花岗岩以≤2℃/min 的加温速度缓慢加热到150℃时,断裂韧度将取得最大值,它约为室温值的1.14倍,虽然它的单轴抗压强度是随着温度的升高而递减的。另外,还用电镜和光学显徽镜的观察结果说明了温度对花岗岩断裂过程的影响。     

高低温冻融循环条件下花岗岩力学性能试验研究

高低温冻融循环条件下岩石的力学特性是岩石力学与工程中的一个重要课题。通过试验研究了花岗岩在不同温度幅值的高低温冻融循环条件下,单轴抗压强度、弹性模量、峰值变形、应力-应变曲线随循环次数变化的规律,并基于Loland损伤力学模型,推导出岩石类材料损伤变量表达式,揭示了花岗岩力学性能劣化与循环次数、循环温度幅值的关系,为高低温冻融循环条件下岩石力学性能的研究提供一定的试验、理论基础     

Experimental investigation on tensile strength and its loading rate effect of sandstone after high temperature treatment

High temperature damage of rock is a critical problem that must be well known for underground coal gasification, underground storage of nuclear waste, repairment of underground buildings after fire disaster. In order to study the influences of loading rate and high temperature on the tensile strength of sandstone, Brazilian splitting tests were conducted on sandstone disk samples treated with five different temperature levels between 25 and 800 °C at six different loading rates between 0.01 and 10 mm/min. Test results showed that tensile strength of disk samples increases gradually and reaches to the maximum at the temperature level of 400 °C, then drop sharply. The tensile strength of sandstone samples is characterized by obvious rate effect and it increases continuously with the increase of loading rate, meeting a Logarithmic Function. The lower limit tensile strength of sandstone ignoring the influence of rate effect was calculated, and it is helpful for providing some basis for the design of rock engineering.     

The Effect of High Temperature on Tensile Strength and Damage Characteristics of Limestone

In this paper, the limestone specimens are heated from room temperature 25 to 800 °C in a high temperature furnace and then are subjected to Brazilian test with the AG-I250 electronic precision material testing machine. The physical properties, mechanical properties, disc failure pattern, energy absorbed per unit area and damage characteristics of disc are comprehensively investigated. The results show that: with the increase of temperature, the changing trends of tensile strength, peak strain, tensile modulus and accumulated energy absorbed per unit area of disc are similar, they are first increases, then decrease, the energy consumption index is consistent with the macroscopic damage characteristics; the value of ε_s increase first and then reduce, reaches the maximum at 600 °C. The value of n is increasing and fluctuating, but the change trend of D_c is opposite, which is decreasing and fluctuating. The slope of the damage variable-strain curves decreases first and then increases, the minimum value at 600 °C. This study is of significance to the prediction and evaluation of the stability and safety of rock mass post-high temperature.