About the Book
This is the first book ever published on the problems of true triaxial testing of rocks addressing all aspects of true triaxial testing of rocks, including: (i) true triaxial testing techniques and procedures; (ii) test results: strength, deformability, failure mode, permeability, acoustic emission, and elastic wave velocity; (iii) constitutive laws and failure criteria; and (iv) applications to geoengineering and geosciences.
Recent developments in the field of true triaxial testing of rocks are presented, as well as a thorough review of the most important achievements in the whole history of true triaxial testing of rocks.
Almost all researchers from around the world engaged in the true triaxial testing of rocks over the last three decades have contributed to this work. The authors originate from different branches of geoengineering and geosciences, including civil engineering, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, petroleum engineering, seismology, and tectonophysics.
Table of Contents:
True Triaxial Testing Techniques and Procedures
True-triaxial testing techniques of rocks – State of the art and future perspectives
X. Li, L. Shi, B. Bai, Q. Li, D. Xu, and X. Feng
Numerical analysis of loading boundary effects in Mogi-type true triaxial tests
L. Shi, X. Li, B. Bai, Q. Li, and X. Feng
Design and development of integrated true triaxial rock testing system
L. Lombos, D.W. Roberts, and M.S. King
The FPMs (UMons-Belgium) device for investigating the mechanical behavior of materials subjected to true triaxial compression
J.-P. Tshibangu and F. Descamps
Study of the failure and deformability of jointed rock masses using large rock block specimens
K. Suzuki
The hollow cylinder test as an alternative to true triaxial loading of prismatic rock specimens
C. Dinis da Gama
Design and fabrication of a low cost true triaxial cell for testing multiple size specimens
A.K. Schwartzkopff, S. Priest, N. Melkoumian, and J.A. Egudo
Test Results: Strength, Deformability, Failure Mode, Permeability, Acoustic Emission, Elastic Wave Velocity, …
Mechanical behavior of rocks under true triaxial compression conditions – A review
M. Kwaśniewski
How I developed a true triaxial rock testing machine
K. Mogi
True triaxial testing reveals hitherto unknown rock mechanical properties
B. Haimson
Imaging the effect of the intermediate principal stress on strength, deformation and transport properties of rocks using seismic methods
R.P. Young, M.H.B. Nasseri, and L. Lombos
Mechanical characteristics of rock salt determined using the Absolute Triaxial Testing (ATT) machine
S. Sakurai and S. Serata
Seismic wave velocity anisotropy in Westerly granite under a true triaxial compression test
M. Takahashi
Deformation and strength characteristics of Kimachi sandstone under confined compression and extension test conditions
N. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, H. Park, Y. Fujii, and T. Takemura
Failure Mechanism and Failure Criteria
Estimating the parameters for a three-dimensional failure criterion for rocks from a single test
P.V. Lade
A new failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks and its validation against true triaxial tests
J. Pei and H.H. Einstein
Stress path dependency of failure mechanism from the viewpoint of dilatant behavior
T. Takemura, K. Suzuki, A. Golshani, and M. Takahashi
Weakness plane model to simulate effects of stress states on rock strengths
Y. Fujii
Applications to Geoengineering and Geosciences
A modified true triaxial test system that allows a specimen to be unloaded on one surface
M.C. He, X.N. Jia, W.L. Gong, G.J. Liu, and F. Zhao
Seismic quiescence and foreshock activity preceding the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake (M6.8) in Japan
K. Mogi
Stress state effect on the mechanical behavior of coals under true triaxial compression conditions
A.D. Alexeev, V.N. Revva, and A.V. Molodetski
Experimental study of wellbore deformation in a deep claystone formation
Y. Lu, M. Chen, Y. Jin, P. Yang, Z. Xie, J. Yuan, and K. Fan
Triaxial loading system as a tool for solving geotechnical problems of oil and gas production
V. Karev and Yu. Kovalenko
A true triaxial stress cell (TTSC) used for simulations of real field operations in the lab
V. Rasouli
Miscellaneous
Fractographical analysis of the failure surfaces from triaxial extension tests on Kimachi sandstone
Y. Fujii , N. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, T. Takemura, and H. Park
Energy conversion and damage evolution of rocks under cyclic loading conditions
R.D. Peng, Y. Ju, H. Xie, and L.Y. Li
Superbrittle failure regime of rocks at conventional triaxial compression
B. Tarasov
Depth-dependent mechanical parameters of basalt: an experimental study
H.W. Zhou, J.P. Zuo, D.J. Xue, H. Xie, and J.F. Liu
About the Author :
Dr hab. Eng. Marek Kwaśniewski is Professor of Rock Mechanics and Mining Geomechanics and Head of Rock Mechanics Research Group at the Faculty of Mining and Geology, the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland, a Guest-Professor at the China University of Mining and Technology in Beijing, and a Visiting Professor at Qingdao Technological University. He holds an M. Eng. degree in Mining Engineering and a Dr. techn. Sc. degree from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, Poland, and a Dr. hab. techn. Sc. degree from the Silesian University of Technology. His primary research interests are the behavior of rocks under general triaxial stress conditions and the precursors of brittle failure of rocks. His industry-related activities include leadership positions in numerous national and international R&D projects on various aspects of strata control in underground mines, including the stability of mine workings, rockburst hazard and ground subsidence problems.
He is a member of several scientific and professional societies, including the International Bureau of Strata Mechanics (he served as Secretary-General of the IBSM from 1973 to 1988), the International Society for Rock Mechanics (he presided over the ISRM Commission on Education from 1993 to 2002), and the American Geophysical Union. He co-founded the Polish Society of Rock Mechanics in 1993 and has been serving as the President of this Society since 2007. He has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Geomechanics Research Series from CRC Press/Balkema - Taylor & Francis Group (formerly A. A. Balkema Publishers) since 1987 and a member of the editorial boards of Archives of Mining Sciences (since 1999) and Rock Mechanics & Rock Engineering (since 2009). He has lectured extensively at rock mechanics symposia and congresses all over the world and taught at many universities in China, France, Japan, Portugal, and Sweden. He has published more than two hundred research papers and several monographs on rock mechanics and strata control in mines.
