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The effect of stress state factor on fracture of sandstones under true triaxial loading

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Experimental results on rock deformation and fracture under true triaxial compression have revealed a misfit between strain state and stress state, strain state varying from generalized compression to generalized shear at σ3 ≠ 0. This misfit can lead to data misinterpretation during the stress field reconstruction after unloading. Fracture of rock specimens under true triaxial compression occurs by a combined longitudinal/transverse shear and produces the highest dilatancy. An increase in the hydrostatic pressure level diminishes limiting values of shear strains and suppresses the dilatancy effect. A maximum of dilatancy coincides with a maximum of fresh surface area formed during the fracture of the rock. The generalized cleavage of rocks becomes energetically disadvantageous in a true triaxial compressive stress field. Some sandstone becomes more brittle under true triaxial compression (σ2 ≠ 0) at low values of the minimal stress component (σ3) due to high initial porosity and dilatancy.

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  1. Institute for Physics of Mining Processes NAS Ukraine, R. Luxemburg str. 72, Donetsk, 83114, Ukraine

    A. D. Alexeev, V. N. Revva & L. L. Bachurin

  2. Donetsk Physical& Technical Institute NAS Ukraine, R. Luxemburg str. 72, Donetsk, 83114, Ukraine

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Alexeev, A.D., Revva, V.N., Bachurin, L.L. et al. The effect of stress state factor on fracture of sandstones under true triaxial loading. Int J Fract 149, 1–10 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-008-9214-6

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