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Determination of Poisson’s Ratio of Rock Material by Changing Axial Stress and Unloading Lateral Stress Test

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Abbreviations

E :

Elastic modulus (ML−1T−2)

E 0 :

Deformation modulus (ML−1T−2)

v 1 :

Speed of unloading axial stress (LT−1)

v 3 :

Speed of unloading lateral stress (LT−1)

R2 :

Coefficient of determination

t :

Time (T)

u 1 :

Axial displacement (L)

ε 1 :

Axial strain

σ 1 :

Axial stress (ML−1T−2)

σ 3 :

Lateral stress (ML−1T−2)

σ 03 :

Initial lateral stress (ML−1T−2)

ν :

Poisson’s ratio

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Acknowledgments

This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41302245) and the Education Department of Sichuan Province (Grant No. 12ZB010).

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    Xiangtao Xu, Runqiu Huang, Hua Li & Qiuxiang Huang

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Xu, X., Huang, R., Li, H. et al. Determination of Poisson’s Ratio of Rock Material by Changing Axial Stress and Unloading Lateral Stress Test. Rock Mech Rock Eng 48, 853–857 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-014-0586-9

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