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Tensile Properties and Damage Evolution Laws of Granite After High- and Low-Temperature Cycles

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Exploring the mechanical properties of granite at high temperature under the effects of low-temperature cooling media is of great significance for deep understanding of rock engineering in a high-temperature environment, such as the development of hot dry rock. Granite was taken as the research object, and it was repeatedly treated under high temperature of 600 ℃ and cooled by liquid nitrogen. Through low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and Brazilian splitting test, pore parameters and peak stress of granite samples were tested after different cycles. Moreover, energy release characteristics of granite during failure were studied based on the acoustic emission (AE) monitoring technology. The test results demonstrate that high- and low-temperature cycles affect significantly the various physical and mechanical indices of granite. With increase in number of cycles, the P-wave velocity and tensile strength of granite decreased, while the NMR-based porosity increased. The spatial–temporal evolution curve of AE counts is consistent with the stress–time curve. The deterioration degree of granite rose with increase in number of high- and low-temperature cycles. The failure characteristics of the samples subjected to high-temperature treatment changed significantly, as evidenced mainly by increase in secondary cracks, more clasts and small sizes of exfoliated particles.

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51974043 and 51774058), the Basic Scientific Research Operating Expenses of Central Universities (2020CDJQY-A048) and supported by the Chongqing Basic Research and Frontier Exploration Project (cstc2018jcyjA3320), which are gratefully acknowledged. The authors also thank the editor and anonymous reviewers very much for their valuable advice.

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    Yang Wu, Quanle Zou, Kun Long & Yunqiang Wang

  2. School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

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Wu, Y., Peng, K., Zou, Q. et al. Tensile Properties and Damage Evolution Laws of Granite After High- and Low-Temperature Cycles. Nat Resour Res 31, 1289–1306 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11053-022-10025-y

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