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Laboratory investigation of the mode-I fracture of sandstone caused by a combination of freeze-thaw cycles and chemical solutions

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The mechanical parameters and deterioration mechanisms of sandstone specimens obtained from the hydrofluctuation belt in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region of China were investigated under a combination of freeze-thaw cycles and different chemical solutions. The degradation in several mechanical characteristics was discussed, and the degree of freeze-thaw deterioration of the mechanical behaviors was quantitatively analyzed based on the crack propagation radii and a damage variable that reflects the changes in porosity. The results showed that the mechanical parameters of sandstone had a significant damage deteriorating trend under freeze-thaw cycles and different chemical solutions. And the degree of damage deterioration of fracture toughness KIC was the greatest, followed by that of tensile strength; that of compression strength was the smallest. There was obvious consistency among fracture toughness KIC, tensile strength, and compression strength of sandstone under a combination of freeze-thaw cycles and different chemical solutions; those were obvious linear relationship. The crack propagation radii for the various effects of freeze-thaw cycles and chemical solutions were smaller than those of the natural state and the radii generally decreased with increasing freeze-thaw cycles.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the support by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51478272, 11302167, 11572244), the Science and Technology Foundation for the Basic Research Plan of Shenzhen City (JCYJ20160422095146121), and the Collaborative Innovation Research Centre for Environment-Friendly Materials and Structures in Civil Engineering, Southeast University.

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    Tielin Han & Zhihui Li

  2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Durability for Marine Civil Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, People’s Republic of China

    Tielin Han, Xianfeng Wang, Dawang Li, Feng Xing & Ningxu Han

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Han, T., Wang, X., Li, Z. et al. Laboratory investigation of the mode-I fracture of sandstone caused by a combination of freeze-thaw cycles and chemical solutions. Bull Eng Geol Environ 79, 3689–3706 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-020-01762-6

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