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A Method for Studying the Temperature Dependence of Dynamic Fracture and Fragmentation
Published on: June 28, 2015
Macro/Microfracture evolution and instability behaviors of high-temperature granite under water-cooling subjected to
Xinghui Wu1, Xu Wu2, Shukun Zhang1
1School of City and Architecture Engineering, Zaozhuang University, Zaozhuang, Shandong, China.
Abstract:
To investigate the evolution and stability characteristics of granite thermal damage, a series of Brazilian splitting tests is conducted on high-temperature granite samples using digital image correlation (DIC) technology. The results show that the Brazilian tensile strength and P-wave velocity exhibit a clear decline beyond a temperature threshold of 450~600°C, with a linear relationship between them. The presence of micro-cracks alters the stress transfer path, disrupting the stress balance on the Brazilian disc and leading to complex fracture patterns. At temperatures below 450°C, high strain areas and the development of micro-cracks occur at both the upper and lower loading ends of the granite Brazilian disc. However, these phenomena are only observed at the upper loading end when the temperature exceeds 450°C. Thermal cracks also cause changes in the internal structure of rock samples, and temperature variations can affect both the P-wave velocity and tensile strength. In terms of the relationship between P-wave velocity and Brazilian tensile strength (BTS) of high-temperature granite under water cooling, the negative exponential function model proposed in this study fits the experimental data very well.
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