Dynamic response and energy evolution of sandstone under coupled static–dynamic compression: insights from experimental study into deep rock engineering …

Z Zhou, X Cai, X Li, W Cao, X Du - Rock mechanics and rock engineering, 2020 - Springer
To deeply understand the rock failure characteristics under actual engineering condition, in
which static geo-stress and dynamic disturbance usually act simultaneously, impact tests …

A review of mechanisms and models for dynamic failure, strength, and fragmentation

KT Ramesh, JD Hogan, J Kimberley… - Planetary and Space …, 2015 - Elsevier
Modeling of catastrophic disruption requires understanding the processes of dynamic failure
and fragmentation. This paper summarizes current mechanisms and models for dynamic …

Ore pretreatment methods for grinding: Journey and prospects

V Singh, P Dixit, R Venugopal… - Mineral Processing and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Pretreatment of ores to improve energy efficacy of grinding has been explored for decades.
However, many of these techniques are still at developmental stages and a review has been …

Dynamic tensile properties of sandstone subjected to wetting and drying cycles

Z Zhou, X Cai, D Ma, L Chen, S Wang, L Tan - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rocks are commonly used as building stone and construction materials in many
engineering applications. They usually undergo cyclic wetting and drying processes due to …

Failure and mechanical behaviors of sandstone containing a pre-existing flaw under compressive–shear loads: insight from a digital image correlation (DIC) analysis

T Zhou, J Chen, H Xie, C Zhou, F Wang… - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
Flaws play a critical role in mastering the mechanical responses and failure behaviors of
rock masses in practical engineering. In this study, a series of compressive–shear tests were …

A scaling law for the dynamic strength of brittle solids

J Kimberley, KT Ramesh, NP Daphalapurkar - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
A universal scaling relationship is developed that describes the dynamic compressive
strength of brittle solids. The scaling is based on the micromechanics of the growth of cracks …

Dynamic progressive fracture behavior of axially confined sandstone specimens containing a single flaw

Z Han, D Li, T Zhou, J Chen, S Xie - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rock masses are frequently subjected to dynamic disturbance in addition to pre-stress,
which plays a key role in the stability and safety of underground projects. In this paper, the …

Dynamic characteristics of high stressed red sandstone subjected to unloading and impact loads

F Gong, W Zhong, M Gao, X Si, W Wu - Journal of Central South University, 2022 - Springer
In the process of deep projects excavation, deep rock often experiences a full stress process
from high stress to unloading and then to impact disturbance failure. To study the dynamic …

Mesh objective stochastic simulations of quasibrittle fracture

A Gorgogianni, J Eliáš, JL Le - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Continuum finite element (FE) modeling of damage and failure of quasibrittle structures
suffers from the spurious mesh sensitivity due to strain localization. This issue has been …

Rate dependency mechanism of crystalline rocks induced by impacts: Insights from grain-scale fracturing and micro heterogeneity

XF Li, HB Li, GK Zhang, MH Ju, J Zhao - International Journal of Impact …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rocks in nature contain a large number of defects and exhibit strong heterogeneity on grain
scale. In this study, a novel three-dimensional multiscale method is proposed to investigate …