Effects of axial static stress on stress wave propagation in rock considering porosity compaction and damage evolution

A wave equation of rock under axial static stress is established using the equivalent medium method by modifying the Kelvin-Voigt model.The analytical formulas of longitudinal velocity,space and time attenuation coefficients and response frequency are obtained by solving the equation using the harmonic method.A series of experiments on stress wave propagation through rock under different axial static stresses have been conducted.The proposed models of stress wave propagation are then verified by comparing experimental results with theoretical solutions.Based on the verified theoretical models,the influences of axial static stress on longitudinal velocity,space and time attenuation coefficients and response frequency are investigated by detailed parametric studies.The results show that the proposed theoretical models can be used to effectively investigate the effects of axial static stress on the stress wave propagation in rock.The axial static stress influences stress wave propagation characteristics of porous rock by varying the level of rock porosity and damage.Moreover,the initial porosity,initial elastic modulus of the rock voids and skeleton,viscous coefficient and vibration frequency have significant effects on the P-wave velocity,attenuation characteristics and response frequency of the stress wave in porous rock under axial static stress.

An extended displacement discontinuity method for analysis of stress wave propagation in viscoelastic rock mass

An extended displacement discontinuity method (EDDM) is proposed to analyze the stress wave propagation in jointed viscoelastic rock mass (VRM).The discontinuities in a rock mass are divided into two groups.The primary group with an average geometrical size larger than or in the same order of magnitude of wavelength of a concerned stress wave is defined as 'macro-joints',while the secondary group with a high density and relatively small geometrical size compared to the wavelength is known as 'micro-defects'.The rock mass with micro-defects is modeled as an equivalent viscoelastic medium while the macro-joints in the rock mass are modeled explicitly as physical discontinuities.Viscoelastic properties of a micro-defected sedimentary rock are obtained by longitudinally impacting a cored long sedimentary rod with a pendulum.Wave propagation coefficient and dynamic viscoelastic modulus are measured.The EDDM is then successfully employed to analyze the wave propagation across macro-joint in VRM.The effect of the rock viscosity on the stress wave propagation is evaluated by comparing the results of VRM from the presented EDDM with those of an elastic rock mass (ERM) from the conventional displacement discontinuity method (CDDM).The CDDM is a special case of the EDDM under the condition that the rock viscosity is ignored.Comparison of the reflected and transmitted waves shows that the essential rock viscosity has a significant effect on stress wave attenuation.When a short propagation distance of a stress wave is considered,the results obtained from the CDDM approximate to the EDDM solutions,however,when the propagation distance is sufficiently long relative to the wavelength,the effect of rock viscosity on the stress wave propagation cannot be ignored.

Stress wave propagation and incompatible deformation mechanisms in rock discontinuity interfaces in deep-buried tunnels

Complex weak structural planes and fault zones induce significant heterogeneity,discontinuity,and nonlinear characteristics of a rock mass.When an earthquake occurs,these characteristics lead to extremely complex seismic wave propagation and vibrational behaviors and thus pose a huge threat to the safety and stability of deep buried tunnels.To investigate the wave propagation in a rock mass with different structural planes and fault zones,this study first introduced the theory of elastic wave propagation and elastodynamic principles and used the Zoeppritz equation to describe wave field decomposition and develop a seismic wave response model accordingly.Then,a physical wave propagation model was constructed to investigate seismic waves passing through a fault,and dynamic damage was analyzed by using shaking table tests.Finally,stress wave attenuation and dynamic incompatible deformation mechanisms in a rock mass with fault zones were explored.The results indicate that under the action of weak structural planes,stress waves appear as a complex wave field decomposition phenomenon.When a stress wave spreads to a weak structural plane,its scattering may transform into a tensile wave,generating tensile stress and destabilizing the rock mass;wave dynamic energy is absorbed by a low-strength rock through wave scattering,which significantly weakens the seismic load.Wave propagation accelerates the initiation and expansion of internal defects in the rock mass and leads to a dynamic incompatible deformation.This is one of the main causes for large deformation and even instability within rock masses.These findings provide an important reference and guide with respect to stability analysis of rock mass with weak structural planes and fault zones.

Numerical Simulation of Elastic Stress Wave Refraction at Air-Solid Interfaces

Elastic wave refraction at the air-solid interface and wave propagations in the vicinity of the air-solid interface are numerically studied.The modified ghost fluid method(MGFM)and isobaric fix methods are combined to solve the fluid and solid statuses at the air-solid interface and construct a continuous boundary condition for the air-solid interface.The states in the ghost domain are evaluated by the MGFM-algorithm.The solid governing equations are solved with second order spatial discretization.Numerical tests verify the correctness of the presented continuous boundary condition and show that the combined method is convergent in the vicinity of the air-solid interface.The 3D numerical results by the combined method are close to those of the ArbitraryLagrangian-Eulerian(ALE)method.The combined method is robust when applied for multi-dimensional problems.A compression stress wave impacting on the air-solid interface result in a compression wave in air.A tension stress wave impacting on the air-solid interface result in an expansion wave in air.

Dynamic strain field for granite specimen under SHPB impact tests based on stress wave propagation

The full-field strain of rock material under dynamic compression load was studied using the high-speed three dimensional digital image correlation(3D-DIC)method.The dynamic test was conducted on Laizhou granite using a split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)method.Wave propagation,dispersion and radial inertial effect on the specimen were found by DIC results.A recovery of strain in the post-peak stage was detected on the specimen by DIC,which was unrevealed in the traditional one-dimensional theory method.It can be found that the strain measured by strain gauge was a calculated average one,whereas the strain measured by 3D-DIC could reflect more variation details.Specifically,the testing principle with impact loads and rock dynamic behavior was re-examined using stress wave propagation theory.The theoretical results showed that the specimen reached equilibrium after a series of wave reflections and transmissions and its stress was infinitely close to the initial value of 109.2 MPa.Moreover,the specimen had the calculated maximum strain of 0.52% and strain rate of 15.11 s^(-1),improving the reasonable agreement with the experimental results and requirements of rock mechanical properties measured by SHPB technology.

Simulation of viscoelastic behavior of defected rock by using numerical manifold method

Numerical simulations of longitudinal wave propagation in a rock bar with microcracks are conducted by using the numerical manifold method which has great advantages in the simulation of discontinuities.Firstly,validation of the numerical manifold method is carried out by simulations of a longitudinal stress wave propagating through intact and cracked rock bars.The behavior of the stress wave traveling in a one-dimensional rock bar with randomly distributed microcracks is subsequently studied.It is revealed that the highly defected rock bar has significant viscoelasticity to the stress wave propagation.Wave attenuation as well as time delay is affected by the length,quantity,specific stiffness of the distributed microcracks as well as the incident stress wave frequency.The storage and loss moduli of the defected rock are also affected by the microcrack properties;however,they are independent of incident stress wave frequency.