The effect of intermediate principal stress on 3D crack growth in compression and rock failure

Hongyu Wang

Research output: ThesisDoctoral Thesis

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Abstract

A range of failure mechanisms from small scale spallation under fire to large scale rockbursts in mining excavations involve extensive crack growth in biaxial compression. The thesis investigates this type of crack growth using biaxial compression testing with different load ratios of frozen resin samples containing 3D internal defects of different types. The triggering nature of the intermediate principal stress was discovered: when its magnitude is above a certain threshold (5-8.5% of the major principal stress) it changes the mechanism of propagation of real three dimensional cracks allowing them to grow extensively to the sizes causing catastrophic rock failure.
Original languageEnglish
QualificationDoctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution
  • The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Hsieh, Ariel, Supervisor
  • Dight, Phil, Supervisor
  • Dyskin, Arcady, Supervisor
Award date13 Apr 2020
DOIs
Publication statusUnpublished - 2019

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