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Effect of water chemical corrosion on mechanical properties and failure modes of pre-fissured sandstone under uniaxial compression

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In this study, effects of chemical corrosion on mechanical properties of pre-fissured red sandstone samples are investigated. Cylinder samples containing a single fissure are fabricated and immersed in different chemical solutions. Different lengths and orientations of fissure are considered. All the pre-fissures are filled with gypsum. The apparent changes of samples due to chemical reactions are first examined. Uniaxial compression tests are then performed on chemically treated samples. The variations of elastic properties and uniaxial compression strength of tested samples are analyzed in terms of geometrical configuration of pre-fissure and different chemical solutions. Cracking patterns of samples during uniaxial compression tests are also investigated.

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This research has been jointly supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFC1501100), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11672343 and 51679069) and the 111 Project (Grant No. B18019).

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  1. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Chuan-Gen Gong, Wei Wang, Jian-Fu Shao, Ru-Bin Wang & Xiao-Wei Feng

  2. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Chuan-Gen Gong, Wei Wang, Jian-Fu Shao, Ru-Bin Wang & Xiao-Wei Feng

  3. CNRS, UMR9013, LaMcube, University of Lille, 59000, Lille, France

    Chuan-Gen Gong & Jian-Fu Shao

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Gong, CG., Wang, W., Shao, JF. et al. Effect of water chemical corrosion on mechanical properties and failure modes of pre-fissured sandstone under uniaxial compression. Acta Geotech. 16, 1083–1099 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-020-01071-y

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