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An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Granite Gneiss Under Compression

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Abbreviations

E :

Elastic modulus

ν :

Poisson’s ratio

ɛ v :

Volumetric strain

p :

Mean stress

q :

Deviatoric stress

A :

Parameter of plastic yield surface

C 0 :

Parameter of plastic yield surface

s ij :

Deviatoric stress tensor

δ ij :

Second-order unit tensor

p 0 :

Normalizing coefficient for plastic yield surface

θ :

Lode’s angle

Y p d :

Thermodynamic state equation of damage evolution

d :

Damage variable

d c :

Maximum threshold of the damage variable

B d :

Parameter of damage criterion controlling the damage evolution rate

α p :

Plastic hardening function

α 0p :

Initial value of α p

γ p :

Equivalent plastic shear strain

B :

Plastic hardening parameter

η :

Parameter of plastic potential function

I 0 :

Variable of plastic potential function

λ s :

Plastic multiplier

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11172090, 51479049 and 51209075).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    L. Liu, W. Y. Xu, L. Y. Zhao, Q. Z. Zhu & R. B. Wang

  2. Research Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    L. Liu, W. Y. Xu, L. Y. Zhao, Q. Z. Zhu & R. B. Wang

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Liu, L., Xu, W.Y., Zhao, L.Y. et al. An Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Granite Gneiss Under Compression. Rock Mech Rock Eng 50, 499–506 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-016-1067-0

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