Mechanical properties of rock materials with related to mineralogical characteristics and grain size through experimental investigation: a comprehensive review

doi:10.1007/s11709-017-0387-9

Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering

2017, Vol. 11

Issue (3): 322-328 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-017-0387-9

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Mechanical properties of rock materials with related to mineralogical characteristics and grain size through experimental investigation: a comprehensive review

Wenjuan SUN^1,^2,³, Linbing WANG²(

), Yaqiong WANG³

¹. USTB-Virginia Tech Joint Lab on Multifunctional Materials, National Center for Materials Service Safety, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
². Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States
³. Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Highway Bridge & Tunnel, Chang'an University, Xi'an 710064, China

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Mechanical properties of rock materials are related to textural characteristics. The relationships between mechanical properties and textural characteristics have been extensively investigated for differently types of rocks through experimental tests. Based on the experimental test data, single- and multiple- variant regression analyses are conducted among mechanical properties and textural characteristics. Textural characteristics of rock materials are influenced by the following factors: mineral composition, size, shape, and spatial distribution of mineral grains, porosity, and inherent microcracks. This study focuses on the first two: mineral composition and grain size. ?

This study comprehensively summarizes the regression equations between mechanical properties and mineral content and the regression equations between mechanical properties and grain size. Further research directions are suggested at the end of this study.

Key words： Mechanical properties rock material texture mineral characteristics

收稿日期: 2016-11-07 出版日期: 2017-08-24

Corresponding Author(s): Linbing WANG

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. [J]. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2017, 11(3): 322-328.
Wenjuan SUN, Linbing WANG, Yaqiong WANG. Mechanical properties of rock materials with related to mineralogical characteristics and grain size through experimental investigation: a comprehensive review. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2017, 11(3): 322-328.

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regression Equation	material Type	references
$P = 100 M P a, σ μ = 0.90 × ϕ d o l + 2.07 × ϕ m i c + 269$ $o r ? ? ? ? ? σ μ = 1.07 × ϕ d o l + 2.29 × ϕ m i c + 258$	carbonate rocks	[ 11]
$i m p a c t ? ? ? ? ? ? v a l u e = 0.36 × ϕ f e l + 27.63, R 2 = 0.60 2$ $i m p a c t ? ? ? ? ? ? ? v a l u e = 0.50 × ϕ m i c a + 55.13, R 2 = 0.73 2$ $a b r a s i o n ? ? ? ? ? ? v a l u e = − 0.032 × ϕ q u a + 3.07, R 2 = 0.64 2$ $a b r a s i o n ? ? ? ? ? ? v a l u e = − 0.014 × ϕ f e l + 3.00, R 2 = (− 0.52) 2$	coarse granite and orthogneiss aggregates	[ 15]
$n o r w e g i a n ? ? ? ? ? a b r a s i o n ? ? ? ? v a l u e = − 0.0245 × ϕ p y r − n o r i t e + 1.648, R 2 = 0.83$ $n o r w e g i a n ? ? ? ? ? a b r a s i o n ? ? ? ? v a l u e = − 0.0138 × ϕ p y r − d i a b a s e + 1.042, R 2 = 0.73$ $n o r w e g i a n ? ? ? ? ? a b r a s i o n ? ? ? ? v a l u e = − 0.037 × ϕ a m p + 0.303, R 2 = 0.71$	sand, gravel, and hard rocks	[ 16]
$σ c = 191.887 × C p lg ? + C a m f C G r M + 155.341 × M f e l + 836.322 × M q − 147.441, R 2 = 0.811 2$	volcanic rocks	[ 17]

Tab.1

linear Regression Equation	material Type	reference
$σ c = 121.02 × Q F R + 115, R 2 = 0.79 2$ $σ c = 19.54 × Q F R + 15, R 2 = 0.80 2$	granite rocks	[ 20]
$σ c = − 437.67 × Q F R + 384.82, R 2 = 0.54$	granite rocks	[ 26]
$σ c = 26.632 × Q F R + 24.459, R 2 = 0.3788$ $σ c = − 0.957 × Q F R + 7.685, R 2 = 0.039$ $I p l s = 51.655 × Q F R + 69.464, R 2 = 0.165$	granite rocks	[ 25]

Tab.2

category	regression Equation	material Type	reference
linear	$σ c = 128.52 × D m e a n q u a r t z + 248, R 2 = 0.81 2$ $σ c = 54.73 × D m e a n p l a g i o c l a s e + 204, R 2 = 0.83 2$ $σ c = 21.12 × D m e a n K − f e l d s p a r + 20, R 2 = 0.91 2$	granitic rocks	[ 20]
linear	$L A = 24.74 × D m e a n + 5.81, R 2 = 0.6217$ $L A = 114.23 × D m e a n h o r n b l e n d e + 7.38, R 2 = 0.6377$ $L A = 20.74 × D m e a n q u a r t z + 9.65, R 2 = 0.6396$	hybrid rocks	[ 14]
inverse square root	$σ c = 32.57 × 1 D m e a n + 147.99, R 2 = 0.9689$	Marble	[ 30]
inverse square root	$σ y = σ 0 + k d m$ $P = 200 M P a,$ $σ d = 59.2 × 1 D m e a n + 94.9, R 2 = 0.9857$ $P = 100 M P a,$ $σ d = 27.8 × 1 D m e a n + 111.6, R 2 = 0.9930$ $P = 50 M P a,$ $σ d = 12.42 × 1 D m e a n + 115.8, R 2 = 0.9978$ $P = 20 M P a,$ $σ d = 5.2 × 1 D m e a n + 99.4, R 2 = 0.9911$	marble	[ 31]
logarithm	$σ c = − 1.29 × log ? (D m e a n) + 5.38, R 2 = 0.71$	granites	[ 32]
exponential	$σ = σ c + a (D m e a n) × [1 − e − b (D m e a n) × P],$ $a (D m e a n) = 10 1.95 + 4.00 × D m e a n$ $b (D m e a n) = 10 1.98 − 1.4 × log ? (a (D m e a n))$	different lithology	[ 33]

Tab.3

equation	material Type	reference
$σ c = 104.80 × T C − 55.14, R 2 = 0.92$	dry rock material	[ 8]
$σ c = 96.40 × T C − 56.48, R 2 = 0.91$	saturated rock material	[ 8]
$σ c = 110.01 × T C − 46.12, R 2 = 0.62$ $σ i n d t = 8.75 × T C − 3.32, R 2 = 0.69$	sandstone, limestone, siltstone, granite, diorite	[ 42]
$σ c = − 131.86 × T C + 86.20, R 2 = 0.90$ when $0.3 < T C < 0.6$	fault breccia	[ 46]
$σ c = 106.51 × T C + 7.46, R 2 = 0.93$	sandstone, siltstone, marl, shale	[ 44]
$σ c = 72.37 × T C + 10.38, R 2 = 0.87$	limestone
$σ c = 70.83 × T C + 12.83, R 2 = 0.76$	sandstone, siltstone, marl, shale, and limestone, based on grain features

Tab.4

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