Conventional triaxial compression on hollow cylinders of sandstone with various fillings: Relationship of surrounding rock with support

Abstract

The interaction of surrounding rock with a support system in deep underground tunnels has attracted extensive interest from researchers. However, the effect of high axial stress on tunnel stability has not been fully considered. In this study, compression tests with and without confining pressure were conducted on solid specimens and hollow cylinder specimens filled with aluminium, lead, and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) to investigate the strength, deformation and failure characteristics of circular roadways subjected to high axial stress. The influence of the three-dimensional stress on the surrounding rock supported with different stiffness was studied. The results indicate that the strength and peak strain of hollow cylinders filled with PMMA are higher than those of hollow cylinders filled with aluminium or lead, indicating that flexible retaining is beneficial for roadway stability. The results obtained in this paper can contribute to better understanding the support failure of a buried roadway subjected to high axial stress and thus to analyzing and evaluating roadway stability.

Keywords

mechanical properties / hollow cylinder / flexible retaining / axial stress / support stiffness

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