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Mechanical Property Degradation and Prediction Model of Red Sandstone Under Action of Dry–Wet Cycles in Acid Environment

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To investigate the long-term degradation in rock mechanical properties under the coupling effect of dry–wet cycles and acid solutions, the physical test, uniaxial compression test, and scanning electron microscopy test were carried out on the red sandstone treated with different dry–wet cycles in the three solutions. The variations in the physical and mechanical properties, microstructure, and ion concentrations in the solutions were analyzed, and then, a prediction model was proposed to evaluate the long-term degradation law of rock mechanical properties. The results show that with increasing dry–wet cycles and decreasing solution pH values, the longitudinal wave velocity, slake durability index, elastic modulus, and uniaxial compressive strength decrease gradually. These physical and mechanical parameters can be fitted in exponential form with the number of dry–wet cycles. Meanwhile, the massive increases in the concentrations of Na+, K+, and Ca2+ in the immersion solutions suggest the dissolutions of feldspar and calcite. The microstructure becomes increasingly deteriorated, showing the increase in porosity, the weakening of particle cementation, and the fragmentation of mineral particles. These changes are the essential reason for the continuous mechanical property degradation. In addition, with decreasing solution pH values, both the decay constants of the mechanical parameters increase linearly, while the half-lives decrease. The prediction model can reflect the nonlinear degradation characteristic of rock mechanical properties under the action of dry–wet cycles in acid environment and shows a favorable predictive effect.

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This study was supported by the Science and Technology Research of Education Department of Liaoning Province (No. LJKZ0404) and the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Liaoning Province (No. 2019-BS-160).

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    Zhenning Liu, Lunan Wang, Yingying Zhao, Nan Wu & Ganping Zhang

  2. Liaoning Key Laboratory of Petro-Chemical Special Building Materials, Liaoning Petrochemical University, Fushun, 113001, China

    Lunan Wang & Yingying Zhao

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Liu, Z., Wang, L., Zhao, Y. et al. Mechanical Property Degradation and Prediction Model of Red Sandstone Under Action of Dry–Wet Cycles in Acid Environment. Indian Geotech J 54, 329–340 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40098-023-00770-z

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