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Evaluation of Shear Strength Parameters of Rocks by Preset Angle Shear, Direct Shear and Triaxial Compression Tests

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Abbreviations

A d :

Shearing area within sample in direct shear test

A p :

Shearing area within sample in preset angle shear test

c :

Cohesion

c c :

Cohesion in triaxial compression test

CVεd :

Coefficient of variation for εd

CVεc :

Coefficient of variation for εc

CVεp :

Coefficient of variation for εp

CVσ1 :

Coefficient of variation for σ1

CVτd :

Coefficient of variation for τd

CVτp :

Coefficient of variation for τp

f :

Rolling friction coefficient

f P p :

Horizontal friction

n :

The number of test data

N :

The normal load in preset angle shear test

P 0 :

Normal load in direct shear test

P c :

Peak load under triaxial compression

P d :

Shear load under direct shear

P p :

Vertical force in preset angle shear test

R 2 :

Fitting coefficient

T :

The shear load in preset angle shear test

X i :

The test data

α :

Preset angle

φ :

Internal friction angle

φ c :

Internal friction angle in triaxial compression test

β :

Rupture angle

ε c :

Peak strain under triaxial compression

ε d :

Peak strain under direct shear

ε p :

Peak strain under preset angle shear

σ 1 :

Maximum principal stress

σ 3 :

Confining pressure

σ d :

Normal stress in direct shear test

σ n :

Normal stress in triaxial compression test

σ p :

Normal stress in preset angle shear test

τ c :

Shear strength obtained by triaxial compression test

τ d :

Shear strength obtained by direct shear test

τ p :

Shear strength obtained by preset angle shear test

M–C:

Mohr–Coulomb

PAS:

Preset angle shear

DS:

Direct shear

TC:

Triaxial compression

UCS:

Uniaxial compressive strength

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 41877272).

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Gong, F., Luo, S., Lin, G. et al. Evaluation of Shear Strength Parameters of Rocks by Preset Angle Shear, Direct Shear and Triaxial Compression Tests. Rock Mech Rock Eng 53, 2505–2519 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-020-02050-1

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