Abstract
Brittleness is a key controlling parameter for rock engineering projects such as hydrocarbon production and other applications. In this paper, commonly used methods based on stress–strain curves of Class I for the calculation of rock brittleness are reviewed. In order to describe the rock brittleness more reasonable, the new index B i was proposed based on the stress drop rate obtained from post-peak stress–strain curve and the ratio of elastic energy released during failure to the total energy stored before the peak strength. Then the validity of B i is verified with experimental tests conducted on rock specimens drilled from the interlayer and oil layer through a well of Shengli Oilfield. Moreover, numerical simulation is performed to analyze the effects of primary mechanical parameters on the brittleness of rock masses. Based on experimental tests and numerical simulation results, the acoustic emission modes influenced by brittleness index B i are summarized. At last, correlation between acoustic emission mechanism and index B i is verified by comparing the acoustic emission modes of limestone under different levels of confining pressure and various types of coal.
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