Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone

Rockburst is a violent rock failure process which poses a significant threat to human safety in mining and tunneling construction. Although many in situ investigations provided valuable insights on the rockburst mechanism, the failure and rock fragmentation process during a rockburst cannot be fully...

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Main Authors: He, M. C., Nie, W., Zhao, Z. Y., Guo, Wei
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-977942020-03-07T11:43:40Z Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone He, M. C. Nie, W. Zhao, Z. Y. Guo, Wei School of Civil and Environmental Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering Rockburst is a violent rock failure process which poses a significant threat to human safety in mining and tunneling construction. Although many in situ investigations provided valuable insights on the rockburst mechanism, the failure and rock fragmentation process during a rockburst cannot be fully examined on the site. In this paper, a modified triaxial rock testing apparatus is employed to investigate the rockburst behavior of oriented sandstone. A high-speed camera is used to record the crack propagation and the ejection of rock fragments on the unloading surface. The microscopic characteristics of the fragments generated from the rockburst tests are observed using the scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging technique. The trajectory sketches are drawn to calculate the initial velocities of the rock fragments ejected based on the photographs taken by the high-speed camera. The results show that the mass and velocity of fragments are the two main parameters for the identification of the energy-transferring process in the rockburst test. When the bedding orientation is perpendicular to the unloading surface, the rockburst is controlled by the specimen’s strength. However, when the bedding orientation is parallel to the unloading surface, the rockburst is dependent on the structural stability of the specimen. 2013-07-25T04:37:37Z 2019-12-06T19:46:49Z 2013-07-25T04:37:37Z 2019-12-06T19:46:49Z 2012 2012 Journal Article He, M. C., Nie, W., Zhao, Z. Y., & Guo, W. (2012). Experimental Investigation of Bedding Plane Orientation on the Rockburst Behavior of Sandstone. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 45(3), 311-326. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97794 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12211 10.1007/s00603-011-0213-y en Rock mechanics and rock engineering © 2012 Springer-Verlag.
institution Nanyang Technological University
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He, M. C.
Nie, W.
Zhao, Z. Y.
Guo, Wei
Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
description Rockburst is a violent rock failure process which poses a significant threat to human safety in mining and tunneling construction. Although many in situ investigations provided valuable insights on the rockburst mechanism, the failure and rock fragmentation process during a rockburst cannot be fully examined on the site. In this paper, a modified triaxial rock testing apparatus is employed to investigate the rockburst behavior of oriented sandstone. A high-speed camera is used to record the crack propagation and the ejection of rock fragments on the unloading surface. The microscopic characteristics of the fragments generated from the rockburst tests are observed using the scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging technique. The trajectory sketches are drawn to calculate the initial velocities of the rock fragments ejected based on the photographs taken by the high-speed camera. The results show that the mass and velocity of fragments are the two main parameters for the identification of the energy-transferring process in the rockburst test. When the bedding orientation is perpendicular to the unloading surface, the rockburst is controlled by the specimen’s strength. However, when the bedding orientation is parallel to the unloading surface, the rockburst is dependent on the structural stability of the specimen.
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He, M. C.
Nie, W.
Zhao, Z. Y.
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Nie, W.
Zhao, Z. Y.
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title Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
title_short Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
title_full Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
title_fullStr Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
title_full_unstemmed Experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
title_sort experimental investigation of bedding plane orientation on the rockburst behavior of sandstone
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