True Triaxial Testing Of Rocks

KWAŚNIEWSKI LI TAKAHASHI Almost all researchers from all over the world who have been engaged in the true triaxial testing of rocks over the last three decades have contributed to this work. The authors originate from different branches of geoengineering and geosciences including civil engineering, engineering geology, geotechnical engineering, mining engineering, petroleum engineering, seismology and tectonophysics. TRUE TRIAXIAL TESTING OF ROCKS This is the first book ever published that addresses all aspects of the true triaxial testing of rocks, including: (i) True triaxial testing techniques and procedures; (ii) Test results: strength, deformability, failure mode, permeability, acoustic emission and elastic wave velocity; (iii) Failure mechanisms and failure criteria; (iv) Applications in geoengineering and geosciences. Recent developments in the field of the true triaxial testing of rocks are presented as well as a thorough review of the most important achievements in the entire history of the true triaxial testing of rocks. GEOMECHANICS RESEARCH SERIES 4 TRUE TRIAXIAL TESTING OF ROCKS EDITORS: MAREK KWAŚNIEWSKI, XIAOCHUN LI & MANABU TAKAHASHI an informa business TRUE TRIAXIAL TESTING OF ROCKS Kwasnie Book.indb i 7/12/2012 5:36:27 PM This page intentionally left blank Geomechanics Research Series Series Editor Marek Kwaśniewski Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland ISSN: 0929-4856 Volume 4 Kwasnie Book.indb iii 7/12/2012 5:36:28 PM This page intentionally left blank True Triaxial Testing of Rocks Editors Marek Kwaśniewski Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland Xiaochun Li Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China Manabu Takahashi Geological Survey of Japan, AIST, Tsukuba, Japan Kwasnie Book.indb v 7/12/2012 5:36:28 PM CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2012 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20120829 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-203-13810-6 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access www.copyright.com (http:// www.copyright.com/) or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been arranged. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and ar