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Electrical Resistivity Evolution and Brittle Failure of Sandstone After Exposure to Different Temperatures

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Abbreviations

ρ w :

Electrical resistivity of the pore water (Ω m)

ρ (Δρ):

Electrical resistivity of the rock (increment) (Ω m)

ϕ (Δϕ):

Porosity of the rock (increment)

S (ΔS):

Water saturation of the rock (increment)

m (Δm):

Rock cementation index (increment)

n (Δn):

A constant related to the water content of the rock (increment)

V (ΔV):

Rock total volume (increment) (m3)

V w (ΔV w):

Volume of water (increment) (m3)

V p :

Rock pore volume (m3)

ε :

Axial strain

σ :

Axial stress (MPa)

σ c :

Yield stress (MPa)

σ d :

Peak stress (MPa)

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This research is supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017XKQY024) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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Lü, C., Sun, Q. Electrical Resistivity Evolution and Brittle Failure of Sandstone After Exposure to Different Temperatures. Rock Mech Rock Eng 51, 639–645 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-017-1351-7

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