Experimental investigation on the strength, deformability, failure behavior and acoustic emission locations of red sandstone under triaxial compression

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 583-606

  Yang, Sheng Qi ^a   Jing, Hong Wen ^a   Wang, Shan Yong ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

AE locations; Deformation behavior; Failure characteristics; Red sandstone; Strength; Triaxial compression

Indexed keywords

AE LOCATION; DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR; FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS; RED SANDSTONE; STRENGTH; TRIAXIAL COMPRESSION;

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; EXPERIMENTS; LOADING; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE;

ROCK PRESSURE;

ACOUSTIC DATA; COMPACTION; COMPRESSION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FAILURE MECHANISM; HOEK-BROWN CRITERION; POISSON RATIO; PRESSURE EFFECT; SANDSTONE; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 84865350258     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-011-0208-8     Document Type: Article

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