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The Experimental Investigation on the Propagation Process of Crack for Brittle Rock Similar Material

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A model experiment about brittle rock materials is performed in the paper. At first, the similar theory about model experiment is introduced, then the adoption of materials, experimental methodology and procedure are depicted, finally the experimental results and discussions about rock similar materials are obtained. The final conclusions are drawn that the cement content in the rock similar materials has great influence on the propagation of cracks and their mechanical characteristics. The brittleness, initiation stress, the maximum stress of rock similar materials increase gradually as cement content increases, and the vertical displacement, peak strain and connection stress decreases gradually. The existence of cracks reduces the peak strength of samples seriously. The great instructive significance in this experiment will be provided for future experimental investigation about rock similar materials.

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This work is supported by the first batch of Natural Science Foundation of SiChuan Provincial Department of Education (No. 17ZA0270); Talent Introduction Projection in 2016 in SiChuan University of Science and Engineering (No. 2016RCL19); The open foundation item in key laboratory about nondestructive testing and engineering calculation in university in 2016 (No. 2016QYJ02); Science and technology project of safety production in SiChuan province (aj20170601105926), Foundation of Sichuan provincial educational department (16ZB0246), College students’ innovative entrepreneurship project (201710622092), College students’ innovative entrepreneurship project (201710622091).

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Nanyang Institute of Technology, Nanyang, China

    X. B. Gu

  2. School of Civil Engineering, SiChuan University of Science and Engineering, Zigong, China

    X. B. Gu

  3. School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

    Q. H. Wu

  4. School of Civil Engineering, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang, China

    Y. H. Zhu

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Gu, X.B., Wu, Q.H. & Zhu, Y.H. The Experimental Investigation on the Propagation Process of Crack for Brittle Rock Similar Material. Geotech Geol Eng 37, 4731–4740 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10706-019-00934-w

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