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Mechanical characteristics and failure modes for mode-I sandstone and rock-like cracked sample exposed to freeze thawing cycle

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Rock mass deformation failure and its mechanical characteristics in actual environment were basic research subjects in the current research field of rocks in cold regions. Mechanical characteristics of mode-I sandstone were investigated and analyzed under freeze thawing cycle, failure properties, and modes of the rock-like cracked mortar sample were measured and analyzed. Meanwhile, the finite element analysis of stress field of cracked sample was analyzed and calculated by means of the finite element program ANSYS. The experimental results showed that deterioration damage of mechanical parameters grew gradually worse as increasing of freeze thawing cycle. Compared with sound sandstone, fracture toughness KIC, tensile strength, and compressive strength for sandstone sample after 100 freeze thawing cycle increased by 44.55%, 42.61%, and 40.41%, respectively. And peak strength and elastic modulus of the cracked mortar sample decreased initially and then increased as increasing of crack angle of inclinations. A certain difference occurred in deterioration damage of mechanical parameters of cracked mortar sample with crack angle of inclination. Deterioration damage of mechanical parameters of cracked mortar sample with the 45° crack angle of inclination had the lowest value, and highest values of the cracked mortar sample with the 90° or 0° crack angle of inclinations. In addition, original damage inside rocks had obvious influence on theirs damage deterioration. Failure mode of cracked mortar sample at the different crack angle of inclinations was different, but the effect of freeze thawing cycle on failure modes of cracked sample was not obvious.

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This study was funded by the funds of the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial of China (2021JQ-463), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11302167, 51478272).

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  1. State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-Hydraulic Engineering in Arid Area, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710048, People’s Republic of China

    Tielin Han

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi, 721016, People’s Republic of China

    Tielin Han & Zhihui Li

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Han, T., Li, Z. Mechanical characteristics and failure modes for mode-I sandstone and rock-like cracked sample exposed to freeze thawing cycle. Bull Eng Geol Environ 80, 6937–6953 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02347-7

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