Crack evolution of soft–hard composite layered rock-like specimens with two fissures under uniaxial compression

Acoustic emission and digital image correlation were used to study the spatiotemporal evolution characteristics of crack extension of soft and hard composite laminated rock masses(SHCLRM)containing double fissures under uniaxial compression.The effects of different rock combination methods and prefabricated fissures with different orientations on mechanical properties and crack coalescence patterns were analyzed.The characteristics of the acoustic emission source location distribution,and frequency changes of the crack evolution process were also investigated.The test results show that the damage mode of SHCLRM is related to the combination mode of rock layers and the orientation of fractures.Hard layers predominantly produce tensile cracks;soft layers produce shear cracks.The first crack always sprouts at the tip or middle of prefabricated fractures in hard layers.The acoustic emission signal of SHCLRM with double fractures has clear stage characteristics,and the state of crack development can be inferred from this signal to provide early warning for rock fracture instability.This study can provide a reference for the assessment of the fracture development status between adjacent roadways in SHCLRM in underground mines,as well as in roadway layout and support.

Experimental study on the effect of water absorption level on rockburst occurrence of sandstone

To investigate the mechanism of rockburst prevention by spraying water onto the surrounding rocks,15 experiments are performed considering different water absorption levels on a single face.High-speed photography and acoustic emission(AE)system are used to monitor the rockburst process.The effect of water on sandstone rockburst and the prevention mechanism of water on sandstone rockburst are analyzed from the perspective of energy and failure mode.The results show that the higher the ab-sorption degree,the lower the intensity of the rockburst after absorbing water on single side of sand-stone.This is reflected in the fact that with the increase in the water absorption level,the ejection velocity of rockburst fragments is smaller,the depth of the rockburst pit is shallower,and the AE energy is smaller.Under the water absorption level of 100%,the magnitude of rockburst intensity changes from medium to slight.The prevention mechanism of water on sandstone rockburst is that water reduces the capacity of sandstone to store strain energy and accelerates the expansion of shear cracks,which is not conducive to the occurrence of plate cracking before rockburst,and destroys the conditions for rockburst incubation.

Floor stress evolution laws and its effect on stability of floor roadway

According to the distribution of abutment stress in a stope,this research established the mechanical model of mining abutment pressure transmission in floor base on the theory of semi-infnite plate body in elasticity.This study takes the 762 working face of Haizi Coal Mine as a case in point,and analyzed the dynamic evolution law of seam floor stress during the mining process.With an organic combination of the mining floor stress and surrounding rock stress,the study obtained the change laws of the maximum principle stress and the minimum one for the floor roadway surrounding rock when mining the upper working face.Considering the non-constant pressure force state and the cracks revolution mechanisms of floor roadway surrounding rock,the research built the mechanical model of roadway stress.Simulation results verify the reliability of the above conclusions.Moreover,this model could provide the theoretical basis and technical support for controlling floor roadway surrounding rock.

Influence of gravel content and cement on conglomerate fracture

Tight reservoirs are typically developed by horizontal wells and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing.The conglomerate reservoir is one type of tight reservoirs,which is different from homogeneous rock,such as tight sandstone.This is because that the existence of gravels makes conglomerate have strong hetero-geneity.Thus,it is difficult to grasp the fracture mechanism and the law of fracture propagation of conglomerate,which limits the efficient development of the conglomerate reservoir.In this paper,the fracture characteristics and factors influencing the fracturing of Mahu conglomerate were studied by uniaxial compression,acoustic emission monitoring and X-ray computed tomography(CT)scanning experiments.The results show that the fracture characteristics of conglomerates are influenced by the gravel content and cement.The conglomerate in the study area is mainly divided into carbonate cemented conglomerate and clay cemented conglomerate.The fracture complexity of carbonate cemented conglomerate first increases and then decreases with increasing gravel content.However,for clay cemented conglomerates,the fracture complexity increases over the gravel content.The crack development stress is a significant parameter in the crack assessment of conglomerates.This study is useful to understand the influence of meso-fabric characteristics of conglomerates on their fracturing and crack evolution and guides the design of hydraulic fracturing.

Mechanical behaviours of sandstone containing intersecting fissures under uniaxial compression

Predicting rock cracking is important for assessing the stability of underground engineering.The effects of the intersecting angle a and the distribution orientation angleβof intersecting fissures on the uniaxial compressive strength and the failure characteristics of sandstone containing intersecting fissures are investigated through laboratory experiments and two-dimensional particle flow code(PFC2D).The relationship between the mechanical properties of sandstone and the intersecting angle a and the distribution orientation angleβis analysed.Crack initiation forms and the final failure modes are then categorised and determined via empirical methods.In addition,the cracking processes of intersecting fissures with different a andβvalues are discussed.The results show that variations in the peak stress,peak strain,average modulus,and crack initiation stress of sandstone containing intersecting fissures show a“moth”shape in the space of the a-β-mechanical parameters.Two crack initiation forms are identified:inner tip cracking(usually accompanied by one outer tip cracking)and only outer tips cracking.Two failure modes are observed:(1)the main fracture planes are created at the inner tip and one outer tip,and(2)the main fracture planes are formed at the two outer tips.Two main crack evolution processes of sandstone containing intersecting fissures under uniaxial compression are found.Approaches for quickly determining the crack initiation form and the failure mode are proposed.The combination of the determination equations for the crack initiation form and the failure mode can be used to predict the crack evolution.The approach for determining the crack evolution processes is hence proposed with acceptable precision.