Skip to main content
Log in

Mechanical Characteristics of Granite After Heating and Water-Cooling Cycles

  • Technical Note
  • Published:
Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8

References

  • Araújo RGS, Sousa JLAO et al (1997) Experimental investigation on the influence of temperature on the mechanical properties of reservoir rocks. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 34(3–4):298.e1–298.e16

    Google Scholar 

  • Barla G (2016) Comprehensive study including testing, monitoring and thermo-hydro modelling for design and implementation of a geothermal system in Torino (Italy). Geomech Geophys Geo-Energy Geo-Resour 3:1–14

    Google Scholar 

  • Brede M (1993) The brittle-to-ductile transition in silicon. Acta Metall Mater 41(1):211–228

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Breede K, Dzebisashvili K et al (2013) A systematic review of enhanced (or engineered) geothermal systems: past, present and future. Geotherm Energy 1(1):4

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ding QL, Ju F, Mao XB et al (2016) Experimental investigation of the mechanical behavior in unloading conditions of sandstone after high-temperature treatment. Rock Mech Rock Eng 49(7):2641–2653

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Emirov SN, Ramazanova EN (2007) Thermal conductivity of sandstone at high pressures and temperatures. High Temp 45(3):317–320

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ge Z, Sun Q (2018) Acoustic emission (AE) characteristic of granite after heating and cooling cycles. Eng Fract Mech 200:418–429

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hartlieb P, Toifl M et al (2016) Thermo-physical properties of selected hard rocks and their relation to microwave-assisted comminution. Miner Eng 91:34–41

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Homand-Etienne F, Houpert R (1989) Thermally induced microcracking in granites: characterization and analysis. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci Geomech Abstr 26(2):125–134

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Hueckel T, Peano A, Pellegrini R (1994) A constitutive law for thermo-plastic behaviour of rocks: an analogy with clays. Surv Geophys 15(5):643–671

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Isaka BLA, Gamage RP et al (2018) An influence of thermally-induced micro-cracking under cooling treatments: mechanical characteristics of Australian granite. Energies 11:1–4

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jin P, Hu Y, Shao J, Zhao G et al (2019) Influence of different thermal cycling treatments on the physical, mechanical and transport properties of granite. Geothermics 78:118–128

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Just J, Kontny A (2012) Thermally induced alterations of minerals during measurements of the temperature dependence of magnetic susceptibility: a case study from the hydrothermally altered Soultz-sous-Forêts granite, France. Int J Earth Sci 101(3):819–839

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kim K, Kemeny J et al (2014) Effect of rapid thermal cooling on mechanical rock properties. Rock Mech Rock Eng 47(6):2005–2019

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kou SQ (1987) Effect of thermal cracking damage on the deformation and failure of granite. Acta Mech Sin 242:235–240

    Google Scholar 

  • Kumari WGP, Ranjith PG et al (2017) Temperature-dependent mechanical behaviour of Australian Strathbogie granite with different cooling treatments. Eng Geol 229:31–44

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Martin CD (1993) The strength of massive Lac du Bonnet granite around underground openings [PH.D.Thesis]. Manitoba: University of Manitoba

  • Rong G, Peng J, Cai M et al (2018) Experimental investigation of thermal cycling effect on physical and mechanical properties of bedrocks in geothermal fields. Appl Therm Eng 141:174–185

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Shao S, Wasantha PLP, Ranjith PG et al (2014) Effect of cooling rate on the mechanical behavior of heated Strathbogie granite with different grain sizes. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci 70(9):381–387

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Simpson C (1985) Deformation of granitic rocks across the brittle–ductile transition. J Struct Geol 7(5):503–511

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Singh B, Ranjith PG, Chandrasekharam D et al (2015) Thermo-mechanical properties of Bundelkhand granite near Jhansi, India. Geomech Geophys Geo-Energy Geo-Resour 1(1–2):35–53

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Smithies RH, Howard HM et al (2011) High-temperature granite magmatism, crust-mantle interaction and the mesoproterozoic intracontinental evolution of the Musgrave Province, Central Australia. J Petrol 52(5):931–958

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Somerton WH, Boozer GD (2010) A method of measuring thermal diffusivities of rocks at elevated temperatures. AIChE J 7(1):87–90

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Stesky RM (1978) Rock friction-effect of confining pressure, temperature, and pore pressure. Pure Appl Geophys 116(4–5):690–704

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Su H, Jing H, Du M et al (2016) Experimental investigation on tensile strength and its loading rate effect of sandstone after high temperature treatment. Arab J Geosci 9(13):616

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sun Q, Zhang W, Xue L et al (2015) Thermal damage pattern and thresholds of granite. Environ Earth Sci 74(3):2341–2349

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Tapponnier P, Brace WF (1976) Development of stress-induced microcracks in Westerly granite. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci Geomech Abstr 13(4):103–112

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wai RSC, Lo KY et al (1982) Thermal stress analysis in rocks with nonlinear properties. Int J Rock Mech Min Sci Geomech Abstr 19(5):211–220

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Wang JSY, Mangold DC et al (1988) Thermal impact of waste emplacement and surface cooling associated with geologic disposal of high-level nuclear waste. Environ Geol Water Sci 11(2):183–239

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xu C, Sun Q (2018) Effects of quenching cycle on tensile strength of granite. Géotech Lett 8:165–170

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Xu XL, Zhang ZZ (2018) Acoustic emission and damage characteristics of granite subjected to high temperature. Adv Mater Sci Eng 2018:1–12

    Google Scholar 

  • Zhao YS, Wan ZJ, Feng ZJ et al (2017) Evolution of mechanical properties of granite at high temperature and high pressure. Geomech Geophys Geo-Energy Geo-Resour 3(2):199–210

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgements

The financial supports from the Natural Science Foundation for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (No. 17KJB130003, No. 17KJB620002), the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China (51904112), University Nature Science Research Projects of Jiangsu Province (No. 17KJB440003) and Project funding for natural science research in Universities of Jiangsu province (No. 16KJB580014). The financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China (No. 51734009), the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China, China (No. 2017YFC0603001), Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (No. BK20180663), and Innovation Training Program for College Students (No. 201810290039X) are gratefully acknowledged.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Hongwen Jing.

Additional information

Publisher's Note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zhu, D., Jing, H., Yin, Q. et al. Mechanical Characteristics of Granite After Heating and Water-Cooling Cycles. Rock Mech Rock Eng 53, 2015–2025 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01991-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-019-01991-6

Keywords

Navigation