Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water Contents

Freezing-thawing cycles seriously affect the safety of underground engineering in cold regions. At present, most research studies focus on the effect of number and freezing temperature on freezing-thawing cycles. As another important factor, the mechanism of rock mass water content affecting freezin...

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Main Authors: Guilei Song, Longxiao Chen, Kesheng Li, Deng Zhang, Junhao Xu, Wenshuo Xu, Chuanxiao Liu, Jinpeng Zhang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2280348
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author Guilei Song
Longxiao Chen
Kesheng Li
Deng Zhang
Junhao Xu
Wenshuo Xu
Chuanxiao Liu
Jinpeng Zhang
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Longxiao Chen
Kesheng Li
Deng Zhang
Junhao Xu
Wenshuo Xu
Chuanxiao Liu
Jinpeng Zhang
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description Freezing-thawing cycles seriously affect the safety of underground engineering in cold regions. At present, most research studies focus on the effect of number and freezing temperature on freezing-thawing cycles. As another important factor, the mechanism of rock mass water content affecting freezing-thawing is less studied. This paper studied the influence of the water content on mechanical property, microstructure, and acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone. The results indicated that the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and elastic modulus (E) of sandstone after 20 freezing-thawing cycles decreased as the water content increased. However, the decreasing rate of UCS gradually decreased, while the decreasing rate of E gradually increased. Furthermore, the empirical formulas of UCS and E about water content were obtained. The porosity and plasticity of sandstone after 20 freezing-thawing cycles increased as the water content increased. The empirical formulas of UCS and E about water content were obtained. The porosity and plasticity of sandstone after 20 freezing-thawing cycles increased as the water content increased. The decreasing trend of UCS with porosity was the same as that of UCS with water content. The failure form of sandstone gradually changed from splitting failure to shear failure. The results of the acoustic emission test showed that the stress-strain curves combined with acoustic emission ring counting could reveal the damage evolution process of sandstone during loading.
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spelling doaj-art-c502c5e160e64935a90025992d942c572025-02-03T05:49:28ZengWileyShock and Vibration1875-92032021-01-01202110.1155/2021/2280348Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water ContentsGuilei Song0Longxiao Chen1Kesheng Li2Deng Zhang3Junhao Xu4Wenshuo Xu5Chuanxiao Liu6Jinpeng Zhang7College of Water Conservancy and Civil EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Civil EngineeringState Key Laboratory for Geomechanics and Deep Underground EngineeringSchool of Civil EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Civil EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Civil EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Civil EngineeringCollege of Water Conservancy and Civil EngineeringFreezing-thawing cycles seriously affect the safety of underground engineering in cold regions. At present, most research studies focus on the effect of number and freezing temperature on freezing-thawing cycles. As another important factor, the mechanism of rock mass water content affecting freezing-thawing is less studied. This paper studied the influence of the water content on mechanical property, microstructure, and acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone. The results indicated that the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and elastic modulus (E) of sandstone after 20 freezing-thawing cycles decreased as the water content increased. However, the decreasing rate of UCS gradually decreased, while the decreasing rate of E gradually increased. Furthermore, the empirical formulas of UCS and E about water content were obtained. The porosity and plasticity of sandstone after 20 freezing-thawing cycles increased as the water content increased. The empirical formulas of UCS and E about water content were obtained. The porosity and plasticity of sandstone after 20 freezing-thawing cycles increased as the water content increased. The decreasing trend of UCS with porosity was the same as that of UCS with water content. The failure form of sandstone gradually changed from splitting failure to shear failure. The results of the acoustic emission test showed that the stress-strain curves combined with acoustic emission ring counting could reveal the damage evolution process of sandstone during loading.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2280348
spellingShingle Guilei Song
Longxiao Chen
Kesheng Li
Deng Zhang
Junhao Xu
Wenshuo Xu
Chuanxiao Liu
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Shock and Vibration
title Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water Contents
title_full Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water Contents
title_fullStr Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water Contents
title_full_unstemmed Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water Contents
title_short Experiment and Mechanism Investigation on Freezing-Thawing of Sandstone with Different Water Contents
title_sort experiment and mechanism investigation on freezing thawing of sandstone with different water contents
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/2280348
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