Abstract
Characterizing global mechanical behavior accurately is important for a detailed understanding of the deformation mechanism of rock material. In this paper, a new characterization model of the global mechanical behavior of rock is proposed, based on the structural characteristics of rock deformation. Uniaxial compression tests were carried out using the digital image correlation method and acoustic emission to obtain the interrelationship between mechanical behavior and deformation evolution. The test results show that the appearance of deformation localization leads to non-linear evolution of global mechanical behavior in a rock specimen. Further, due to the gradual evolution of deformation localization bands, the rock specimen evolves from a complete whole to a rock structure with a “weak interlayer”. Thus, the global mechanical behavior of the rock specimen depends heavily on the structural evolution process, especially when close to failure. A simplified characterization model was established according to the deformation process. The finite element method was used to verify the rationality of the proposed structural model. The verification result showed that under uniaxial compression, the structural model can reproduce the global mechanical behavior evolution process of the rock specimen.
Highlights
Mechanical characterization methods for rock materials are crucial for continued developments in rock mechanics and stability assessment of rock masses in engineering projects [1]
We explore the structural deformation characteristics of rock and characterize the global mechanical behavior of rock from the perspective of structural evolution
Uniaxial compression tests were conducted on marble specimens
Summary
Mechanical characterization methods for rock materials are crucial for continued developments in rock mechanics and stability assessment of rock masses in engineering projects [1]. Many characterization methods have been proposed by researchers to describe rock mechanical behavior conveniently and accurately [2,3,4,5]. Existing studies on the characterization methods of rock mechanical behavior can be categorized as either macroscopic or mesoscopic. Theoretical models corresponding to the stress–strain curve obtained from experiments are used to characterize rock mechanical behavior [8]. These macroscopic characterization methods are extremely simplified in that they mainly focus on the change in the
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