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Experimental study of the mechanical performances of sandstone blocks healed with mortar taken from shotcrete basic mix

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Shotcrete has been widely used in geotechnical engineering to support jointed rock masses. In spite of providing normal forces to enhance the resistance capability of rock masses, shotcrete materials were also capable of healing joints through penetration. In present study, to better verify the healing efficiency of the shotcrete method, a series of experimental investigations have been undertaken to check the mechanical performances of sandstone blocks which are healed with shotcrete mater0ials. To account for small joint gap, the mortar taken from shotcrete basic mix was firstly prepared by eliminating coarse aggregates with particle diameter larger than 3.0 mm. Then, the mortar materials were incorporated to prepare integrated sandstone samples through healing the joint between two opposite rock blocks. Afterwards, uniaxial compression tests were carried out on these integrated sandstone samples. The influences of joint orientation and joint roughness on the failure and strength behaviors of integrated sandstone samples were investigated. Test results showed that the mechanical performances of sandstone blocks healed with mortar taken from shotcrete basic mix were significantly dependent of the joint geometry. The motivation of intact rock strength to resist compression loads would increase the healing efficiency of the shotcrete materials, while the failure of the shotcrete materials would reduce this efficiency.

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The research reported in this manuscript was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51704183) and the Scientific Research Foundation of Shandong University of Science and Technology for Recruited Talents (Grant No. 2017RCJJ048). This research was also partly supported by the Research and Innovation Team Project of College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, SDUST (Grant No. 2019TJKYTD02). The financial support from State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology was appreciated as well.

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  1. Shandong Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266590, China

    De-Kang Sun, Xu-Xu Yang & Yue Wu

  2. State Key Laboratory for GeoMechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Xu-Xu Yang

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Sun, DK., Yang, XX. & Wu, Y. Experimental study of the mechanical performances of sandstone blocks healed with mortar taken from shotcrete basic mix. Arab J Geosci 13, 337 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-05340-8

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