scholarly journals Drilled Core Specimen Testing Method for Determination of Tensile Strength Values of Rock Materials

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eren Komurlu ◽  
Serhat Demir
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Failure Load ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Drill Hole ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Drilling Process ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength ◽  
Drill Bits ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Stress ◽  
Direct Tensile

In this study, a new direct tensile strength determination method of drilled core specimen testing was investigated with numerical and experimental studies. Effect of different drill diameters of holes of the rock specimens was analysed to assess the ideal drill-hole design. The aim of drilling process is decreasing the failure load and stress concentration at the adhesive part to prevent invalid failures. Drilled specimens were determined to fail due to the start of cracking under the condition of uniaxial tensile stress distribution at sidewalls of holes. It was found that drill bits with the diameter of 11 mm is usable for a practical specimen drilling process to make a significant decrease in the failure load of the core specimens with the NX size (@54 mm) diameter. According to the results obtained from numerical and experimental analyses, an equation was suggested to determine uniaxial tensile strength values of drilled core specimens with the hole diameter of 11 mm.

scholarly journals Determination of Direct Tensile Strength Values of Rock Materials by a New Test Method of Drilled Disc Tension

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eren Komurlu ◽  
Serhat Demir
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Direct Tension ◽  
Rock Materials ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Stress ◽  
Direct Tensile ◽  
Drill Holes ◽  
Direct Tensile Strength

Use of drilled disc specimens was investigated with both numerical and experimental studies to determine direct tensile strengths of rock materials. A new loading apparatus with rods to insert into the drill holes of discs has been designed and manufactured to supply tension by using the compression test presses. In addition to the use of popular compressive presses for direct tension, elimination of the gluing in the standard direct tensile strength test method is a significant advantage to make possible both hard and soft rocks to be tested. The Brazilian test discs with the diameter of NX size and length to diameter ratio of 0.5 were used in tests. Different loading apparatus designs were analyzed and ideal angle of contact between rock and the loading rods was assessed to be 50° within various choices investigated in this study. The drilled discs were determined to fail due to the crack initiation under the condition of uniaxial tensile stress distribution at sidewalls of the hole. In addition to the drilled disc tension test, standard direct tensile strength tests were also carried out to take as reference and compare the results obtained from different methods. According to the results of both numerical and experimental studies, an equation was suggested to determine uniaxial tensile strengths of drilled disc specimens with 20 mm hole diameter and the contact angle of 50°.

Influence of Concrete Strength Grade and Age on Three Tensile Strengths

2012 ◽  
Vol 450-451 ◽  
pp. 179-186
Author(s):  
Xi Xi He ◽  
Ping Fang
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Flexural Strength ◽  
Concrete Strength ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Strength Parameters ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength ◽  
Fly Ash Concrete ◽  
Direct Tensile ◽  
Direct Tensile Strength

Uniaxial tensile strength is one of the important strength parameters of concrete. In this study, two test methods were applied to determine direct tensile strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength of fly ash concrete specimens with the same cross section and different strength grades. Relationship among the uniaxial tensile, splitting tensile and flexural strength of concrete were researched. Furthermore, the influence of concrete strength and age to the three tensile strengths were specifically analyzed in the paper.

scholarly journals Determination of uniaxial tensile strength of brittle materials using tubular samples

2021 ◽  
Vol 833 (1) ◽  
pp. 012016
Author(s):  
D J Guerrero-Miguel ◽  
M I Alvarez-Fernández ◽  
M B Prendes-Gero ◽  
C González-Nicieza
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Brittle Materials ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength

scholarly journals Effects of tectonically induced fabrics on geomechanical properties of rocks, NW Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 4905-4916
Author(s):  
Asghar Ali ◽  
Saddam Hussain ◽  
Shehzad Khan ◽  
Awal Sher Khan ◽  
Sohail Mabood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Applied Load ◽  
Shear Zones ◽  
Indian Plate ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Geomechanical Properties ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Samples ◽  
Crenulation Cleavage

Abstract The Chakdara Granitic Gneisses (CGG) of the Indian plate and Kamila Amphibolite of the Kohistan Island Arc (KIA) along the Main Mantle Thrust (MMT) in Shigo Kas, Talash Dir Lower, indicate that tectonically induced foliations and lineations strongly affected the geomechanical properties of these rocks. The earlier S1 crenulated cleavages are well preserved in the microlithon of a well-developed ENE-WSW trending S2 crenulation cleavage. The pervasive S2 foliations, D2 fold axes, and L22 lineations are induced by NNW-SSE horizontal bulk shortening. The core samples obtained parallel and perpendicular to the main ENE-WSW trending S2 and L22 have higher and lower uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) values, respectively. The UCS and uniaxial tensile strength (UTS) average values of four core samples obtained parallel and perpendicular to the main S2 are 51.8 MPa and 12.21 MPa versus 45.65 MPa and 12.45 MPa, respectively. Core samples from the weakly foliated S-2 specimen shows little variation in the UCS and UTS values. The variation in the UCS values in the core samples cut perpendicular and parallel to the main tectonic fabric has been controlled by micro-shear zones at the contact zones of crenulated and crenulation cleavages and sigmoidal mica fish. The UCS values are higher in the core samples parallel to the pervasive S2 and L22 because the parallel shear on the sigmoidal crenulated cleavages in microlithon of the S2 and S2 mica fish counterbalance the parallel external applied load. However, the UCS values decrease in the core samples that were cut perpendicular to the pervasive S2 and L22 because the perpendicular shear on the sigmoidal crenulated cleavages in microlithon of the S2 and S2 mica fish enhances the external applied load, which lead to the failure of core samples.

Experimental Investigation into the Influences of Weathering on the Mechanical Properties of Sedimentary Rocks

Geofluids ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Xiaoshuang Li ◽  
Yingchun Li ◽  
Saisai Wu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Uniaxial Compression ◽  
Sedimentary Rocks ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Mechanical Parameters ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength ◽  
Weathering Grades

The time-dependent behaviors of the sedimentary rocks which refer to the altering of the mechanical and deformable properties of rock elements in the long-term period are of increasing importance in the investigation of the failure mechanism of the rock strata in underground coal mines. In order to obtain the accurate and reliable mechanical parameters of the sedimentary rocks at different weathering grades, the extensive experimental programs including the Brazilian splitting test, uniaxial compression tests, and direct shear tests have been carried out on the specimens that exposed to the nature environments at different durations. The correlation between the weathering grades and mechanical parameters including uniaxial tensile strength, uniaxial compression strength, elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratio, cohesion, and friction coefficient was proposed. The obtained results suggested that uniaxial tensile strength, uniaxial compressive strength, elastic modulus, and cohesion dramatically decreased with increasing weathering time, characterized as the negative exponential relationship in general. The influences of various weathering grades on fracture behavior of the rock specimens were discussed. The cumulative damage of the rock by the weathering time decreased the friction coefficient of the specimens which led to the initiation and propagation of microcrack within the rock at lower stress conditions. The obtained results improved the understanding of the roles of weathering on the mechanical properties of sedimentary rocks, which is helpful in the design of the underground geotechnical structures.

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