Mechanical Behavior and Damage Fracture Mechanism of Deep Rocks

This book presents mainly experimental studies on the mechanical behavior and damage fracture mechanism of deep rocks including sandstone, marble, mudstone and granite, combining with several advanced technologies of X-ray micro-CT and AE monitoring.

It has several unique features: 1) Investigates the influence of loading path on triaxial strength and deformation behavior of sandstone and marble; 2) Analyzes the effect of borehole size on triaxial strength and deformation behavior of hollow sandstone; 3) Explores the influence of high temperature on triaxial deformation and permeability behavior of sandstone and granite; 4) to reveal the damage fracture mechanism of deep rocks using spatial AE techniques and X-ray micro CT observations. 

Prof. Dr. Sheng-Qi Yang is the vice dean of School of Mechanics and Civil Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology. His research interest focuses mainly on deep rock mechanics and underground engineering. He was awarded six national and provincial prizes and serves as the board members of seven international journals, e.g. "Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering", etc. He has also published about 200 papers as the first and corresponding author, in which more than 110 English papers (indexed by SCI) were published in peer-reviewed International Journals.