Microscopic Fracture Processes in a Granite |
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Authors: | E Z Lajtai |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, The University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, CA |
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Abstract: | Summary The deformation of a competent, brittle, granitic rock is thought to have two main components: elastic and brittle deformation,
the latter caused by axial microcracking. Dynamic fatigue testing of Lac du Bonnet granite would, however, suggest the presence
of a third mechanism, compaction. Compaction is not the same as elastic crack closure; compaction entails permanent damage
along grain boundaries that are under high compression. During compaction, the axial stiffness (elastic modulus) of the rock
increases and the permanent crack volume becomes negative (compression). Compaction is active at all stress levels, but it
is most noticeable at low stress where its presence is not masked by dilation caused by axial microcracking. |
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