A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks

A modified failure criterion is proposed to determine the strength of transversely isotropic rocks. Mechanical properties of some metamorphic and sedimentary rocks including gneiss, slate, marble, schist, shale, sandstone and limestone, which show transversely isotropic behavior, were taken into con...

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Main Authors: Saeidi, Omid, Rasouli, Vamegh, Vaneghi, Rashid, Gholami, Raoof, Torabi, Seyed rahman
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Published: Elsevier 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36972
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author Saeidi, Omid
Rasouli, Vamegh
Vaneghi, Rashid
Gholami, Raoof
Torabi, Seyed rahman
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Rasouli, Vamegh
Vaneghi, Rashid
Gholami, Raoof
Torabi, Seyed rahman
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description A modified failure criterion is proposed to determine the strength of transversely isotropic rocks. Mechanical properties of some metamorphic and sedimentary rocks including gneiss, slate, marble, schist, shale, sandstone and limestone, which show transversely isotropic behavior, were taken into consideration. Afterward, introduced triaxial rock strength criterion was modified for transversely isotropic rocks. Through modification process an index was obtained that can be considered as a strength reduction parameter due to rock strength anisotropy. Comparison of the parameter with previous anisotropy indexes in literature showed reasonable results for the studied rock samples. The modified criterion was compared to modified Hoek-Brown and Ramamurthy criteria for different transversely isotropic rocks. It can be concluded that the modified failure criterion proposed in this study can be used for predicting the strength of transversely isotropic rocks.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-369722019-02-19T04:27:05Z A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks Saeidi, Omid Rasouli, Vamegh Vaneghi, Rashid Gholami, Raoof Torabi, Seyed rahman Triaxial test Failure criterion Strength anisotropy Transversely isotropic rock A modified failure criterion is proposed to determine the strength of transversely isotropic rocks. Mechanical properties of some metamorphic and sedimentary rocks including gneiss, slate, marble, schist, shale, sandstone and limestone, which show transversely isotropic behavior, were taken into consideration. Afterward, introduced triaxial rock strength criterion was modified for transversely isotropic rocks. Through modification process an index was obtained that can be considered as a strength reduction parameter due to rock strength anisotropy. Comparison of the parameter with previous anisotropy indexes in literature showed reasonable results for the studied rock samples. The modified criterion was compared to modified Hoek-Brown and Ramamurthy criteria for different transversely isotropic rocks. It can be concluded that the modified failure criterion proposed in this study can be used for predicting the strength of transversely isotropic rocks. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36972 10.1016/j.gsf.2013.05.005 Elsevier fulltext
spellingShingle Triaxial test
Failure criterion
Strength anisotropy
Transversely isotropic rock
Saeidi, Omid
Rasouli, Vamegh
Vaneghi, Rashid
Gholami, Raoof
Torabi, Seyed rahman
A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
title A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
title_full A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
title_fullStr A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
title_full_unstemmed A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
title_short A modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
title_sort modified failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks
topic Triaxial test
Failure criterion
Strength anisotropy
Transversely isotropic rock
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36972