The shear behaviour of rock discontinuities in seismic condition is still not fully understood although earthquakes can be an important triggering cause of instability phenomena of rock blocks. For this purpose, a special apparatus was designed and developed at the University of Parma (Italy), which is to be placed inside the MTS press available in the Laboratory of Materials Testing. The press allows the application of monotonic and cyclic loads, in load or in deformation control. Quantitative evaluation of the rock-joint damage is realized by a photogrammetric survey of the discontinuity before and after the tests. The surface comparison enables the identification of the damaged areas. Finally, theoretical and experimental results are interpreted in the light of the damage model developed by Belem et al. (Rock Mech Rock Eng 33(4):217–242, 2001) for a quantitative evaluation of joint roughness and resistance.

Development of new experimental device for the of study the mechanical behavior of rock discontinuity under monotonic and cyclic load / Ferrero, Anna Maria; Migliazza, Maria; Tebaldi, Gabriele. - In: ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING. - ISSN 0723-2632. - 43:(2010), pp. 685-695. [10.1007/s00603-010-0111-8]

Development of new experimental device for the of study the mechanical behavior of rock discontinuity under monotonic and cyclic load

FERRERO, Anna Maria;MIGLIAZZA, Maria;TEBALDI, Gabriele
2010-01-01

Abstract

The shear behaviour of rock discontinuities in seismic condition is still not fully understood although earthquakes can be an important triggering cause of instability phenomena of rock blocks. For this purpose, a special apparatus was designed and developed at the University of Parma (Italy), which is to be placed inside the MTS press available in the Laboratory of Materials Testing. The press allows the application of monotonic and cyclic loads, in load or in deformation control. Quantitative evaluation of the rock-joint damage is realized by a photogrammetric survey of the discontinuity before and after the tests. The surface comparison enables the identification of the damaged areas. Finally, theoretical and experimental results are interpreted in the light of the damage model developed by Belem et al. (Rock Mech Rock Eng 33(4):217–242, 2001) for a quantitative evaluation of joint roughness and resistance.
2010
Development of new experimental device for the of study the mechanical behavior of rock discontinuity under monotonic and cyclic load / Ferrero, Anna Maria; Migliazza, Maria; Tebaldi, Gabriele. - In: ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING. - ISSN 0723-2632. - 43:(2010), pp. 685-695. [10.1007/s00603-010-0111-8]
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