Damage stress and acoustic emission characteristics of the Beishan granite
Damage stress and acoustic emission characteristics of the Beishan granite
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北山花岗岩损伤应力及声发射特征
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijrmms.2013.09.003
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发表时间:
2013-12-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Ma, L. K.
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作者:
Zhao, X. G.;Cai, M.;Ma, L. K.
Safe disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW) is an important issue and also a challenging task for all countries utilizing nuclear energy. Due to long half-life and high toxicity, the HLW is required to be isolated from the biosphere until its hazard is reduced by radioactive decay so that there is no significant risk to human and the environment. In the international nuclear energy community, deep geological disposal has been considered as a suitable way to deal with HLW. An HLW repository can be constructed in a host rock at a depth of several hundred meters below the ground surface. Different rock types, such as granite, tuff, rock salt, and clay, are being considered as potential host rocks of HLW repositories and extensive laboratory and field studies have been conducted [1],[2],[3],[4],[5]. Beishan granite is a preferred candidate host rock for the construction of an HLW repository in the Beishan area, China [6],[7]. A better understanding of the mechanical behaviors of the host rock is essential to long-term stability evaluation and engineering optimization of the radioactive waste disposal system in the rock.Peak rock strength is required in rock mechanics design, and the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM) suggests that uniaxial and triaxial compression tests can be used for its determination. Two peak strength criteria, ie, the linear Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion and the nonlinear Hoek–Brown failure criterion [8], are widely used in rock engineering. Martin [9] indicated that the peak strength of granite was not a unique material property but was loading condition (such as the loading rate) dependent. The crack initiation stress (σ ci) and crack damage stress (ie, long-term strength σ cd,) during uniaxial compression were found less dependent on loading conditions. The two stress thresholds have been considered as key parameters to describe rock mass responses around underground openings [10],[11].