Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Multiaxial loading of large-diameter, thin-walled tube rock specimens

Journal Article · · Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States)
A large-scale mechanical testing facility permits previously impossible thin-walled tube multiaxial loading experiments on rock materials. Constraints are removed regarding tube wall thickness in relation to rock microstructural features and tube diameter as well as test machine load capacity. Thin-walled tube studies clarify the influence of intermediate principal stress sigma/sub 2/ on rock fracture and help define a realistic rock fracture criterion for all multiaxial stressing situations. By comparing results of thin-walled and thick-walled tube fracture investigations, effects of stress gradients can be established. Finally, influence of stress path on rock fracture, an area largely ignored in current rock failure criteria, can be examined in detail using controlled loading changes as well as specimen prestrains.
Research Organization:
Chemistry-Materials Science Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
OSTI ID:
5527457
Journal Information:
Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Geophys. Res. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 8:7; ISSN GPRLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

Multiaxial loading fracture of A1/sub 2/O/sub 3/ tubes: II. Weibull theory and analysis
Journal Article · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1983 · J. Am. Ceram. Soc.; (United States) · OSTI ID:6421565

Effect of hydrogen on the multiaxial stress-strain behavior of titanium tubing
Journal Article · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1983 · Metall. Trans., A; (United States) · OSTI ID:6459126

Modeling of multiaxial creep behavior for Incoloy 800 tubes under internal pressure
Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology · OSTI ID:527600