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Effect of thermal damage on mechanical behavior of a fine-grained sandstone

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Due to difference in mineral composition, cementation, and porosity, the strength behavior of sandstone after exposure to different high temperatures is complex. From literature review, it is found that a transition temperature in the treatment exists at which the strength of sandstone changes from slow increase or decrease to fast decrease. This paper studies the effect of high temperature treatment on mechanical behavior of a fine-grained sandstone with a focus on discussion of the controlling factor that affects the various strength behavior of sandstone in response to thermal loading. The results in this study show that the transition temperature is about 500 °C for the examined sandstone. When the treatment temperature is below 500 °C, the Brazilian tensile strength (BTS), uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), and elastic modulus increase with increasing temperature in the treatment. However, when the treatment temperature exceeds 500 °C, the three parameters are found to decrease with a further increase in the treatment temperature. The relation between brittleness and treatment temperature is also examined. The brittleness indices B3 and B4 are found to be more effective than B1 and B2 to assess the brittleness of thermally damaged rock. The results in this study are useful for better understanding the mechanism of thermal damage effect on strength behavior of sandstone.

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Abbreviations

UCS:

Uniaxial compressive strength

BTS:

Brazilian tensile strength

T :

Treatment temperature

Tt :

Transition temperature in the treatment

Vp :

Longitudinal wave velocity

E :

Elastic modulus

εp :

Peak strain corresponding to peak stress

εcc :

Crack closure strain

σc :

Compressive strength

σt :

Tensile strength

B1 :

Brittleness index calculated from σc/σt

B2 :

Brittleness index calculated from (σc − σt)/(σc + σt)

B3 :

Brittleness index calculated from σc·σt/2

B4 :

Brittleness index calculated from (σc·σt/2)0.5

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Funding

The research work presented in this paper is in part supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant nos. 41702327, 41867033, and 51609178), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant nos. 2019M650144 and 2018T110800), and open fund of State Key Laboratory of Safety and Health of Metal Mines (Grant no. zdsys2019-005). The authors are grateful to these financial supports.

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  1. School of Civil Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China

    Xiaoshuang Li

  2. College of Civil Engineering, Qilu Institute of Technology, Jinan, 250200, China

    Xiaoshuang Li & Jun Peng

  3. State Key Laboratory of Safety and Health for Metal Mines, Sinosteel Maanshan General Institute of Mining Research Co., Ltd., Maanshan, 243000, China

    Xiaoshuang Li & Jun Peng

  4. China Shipbuilding NDRI Engineering Co., Ltd., Shanghai, 200063, China

    Kun Peng

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

    Jun Peng

  6. Guizhou Survey and Design Research Institute for Water Resources and Hydropower, Guiyang, 550001, China

    Di Hou

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Li, X., Peng, K., Peng, J. et al. Effect of thermal damage on mechanical behavior of a fine-grained sandstone. Arab J Geosci 14, 1212 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-021-07607-0

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