CT REAL TIME TESTING OF MESO-FAILURE MECHANISMS OF ROCK UNDER LOADING AND UNLOADING CONDITIONS
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Abstract
A comparative study of meso-failure mechanisms of sandstone under successive loading and unloading conditions is made by using a special triaxial loading equipment corollay to a CT equipment. The CT images obtained show that the unloading failure is explosive, resulting in a dilatancy more than that of succesive loading failure.
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