Abstract
The constitutive model of rock is closely connected with the mechanical properties of rock. To achieve a more accurate quantitative analysis of the mechanical properties of rock after the action of freeze-thaw cycles, it is necessary to establish the constitutive models of rock subjected to freeze-thaw cycles from the view of rock damage. Based on the assumption of rock couple damage, this study established a statistical damage constitutive model of rock subjected to freeze-thaw cycles by combining the lognormal distribution, which is commonly used in engineering reliability analysis, and the strain strength theory. Then, the coordinates and derivative at the peak of the stress-strain curve of the rock after the action of freeze-thaw cycles were obtained through experiments to solve the statistical distribution parameters με and S of the model, whereafter, the theoretical curves by the established model were compared with the experimental curves to verify the validity of it, which shows a great agreement. Finally, the sensitivity analysis of the statistical distribution parameters was implemented. The results indicate that με reflects the strength of the rock, which shows a positive relation, and S stands for the brittleness of the rock, which shows a negative relation.
Highlights
Freeze and thaw effect is widely encountered in cold areas, which shows significant influences on the rock mass when constructing geotechnical engineering
In order to ensure the stability of the projects, in addition to considering the inherent mechanical properties of rock mass, it is necessary to consider the deterioration of the rock mechanical properties under the low-temperature environment and the repeated freezing and thawing action, which has been a research focus in the field of rock mechanics
The changes in the compressive mechanical properties [1,2,3,4,5], shear mechanical properties [6,7,8,9,10], tensile mechanical properties [11,12,13], and dynamic compressive mechanical properties [14,15,16] of rocks were studied under the influence of freeze-thaw cycles
Summary
Freeze and thaw effect is widely encountered in cold areas, which shows significant influences on the rock mass when constructing geotechnical engineering. Erefore, on the basis of the previous statistical models, this paper established a statistical damage constitutive model of rock subjected to freeze-thaw cycles based on lognormal distribution, which 2. Derivation of the Damage Constitutive Model of the Rock after Freezing and Thawing Action
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