Review of the experimental studies of the cracking behaviors of fractured rocks under compression

Abstract

In recent years, many useful experimental results on the cracking behaviors of fractured rocks have been obtained via uniaxial, biaxial, triaxial, and Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB) tests. In this paper, the influence of the inclination angle of flaws, number of flaws, and patterns of cracks on the mechanical properties during the failure process under static loading and dynamic loading conditions is introduced and reviewed. The results show that the presence of cracks can decrease the strengths of precracked specimens, and the inclination angles, numbers, and crack patterns of pre-existing flaws can change the mechanical properties and cracking behaviors of precracked specimens. Under static loading, the closer the inclination angle is to 90°, the greater the strength, the elastic modulus, and the peak strain of the precracked specimen. However, under dynamic loading, the influence of the inclination angle varies, and the strength can increase or decrease, possibly in a V-shaped manner. This change can be determined by multiple factors, such as the loading path, the materials of the precracked specimen, and the number of pre-existing cracks. Under dynamic loading, the precracked specimen usually exhibits an X-shaped conjugated failure. Additionally, some problems in the study of the cracking behaviors of fractured rocks and related future research are described and presented, and corresponding suggestions and solutions are given. In particular, excavation in deep rock engineering, support of the rock surrounding the tunnel, and mining engineering have important scientific and engineering significance.

Keywords

Fractured rocks / Mechanical properties / Cracking behaviors / Static or quasistatic loading / Dynamic loading

Declaration of competing interest

All authors declare that no support, financial or otherwise, has been received from any organization that may have an interest in the submitted work, and there are no other relationships or activities that could appear to have influenced the submitted work.

Acknowledgement

The work described in this paper was substantially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52204092 and 52274203).

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