Fracture and Damage Characteristics of Granite under Uniaxial Disturbance Loads

• Published in: Buildings (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 7; p. 1008
• Main Authors: Fei, Botao, Wang, Gang, Li, Xinping, Liu, Xiqi, Song, Leibo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.07.2022
• Subjects: characteristic stress; Compression; Compression tests; Damage; Deformation; Disturbance; Earthquakes; Engineering; fractal dimension; Fractal geometry; Granite; Hydraulics; Hydroelectric power; Initial stresses; Load; Load distribution; Mechanical properties; Particle size distribution; Size distribution; Stone; Strain rate; Stress; Stress analysis; Test systems; Underground construction; uniaxial disturbance load; China; Sichuan China

To investigate the mechanical properties and damage characteristics of granite under frequent disturbance loads in the process of underground engineering construction, laboratory uniaxial compression tests were conducted on granite under combined dynamic and static loading conditions. The following...