Models for evaluating craters morphology, relation of indentation hardness and uniaxial compressive strength via a flat-end indenter

Abstract: In this work, the intensive theoretical study and laboratory tests are conducted to evaluate the craters morphology via the flat-ended indenter test, relationship of indentation hardness (HRI) and uniaxial compressive strength (UCS). Based on the stress distribution, failure process and Mohr–Coulomb failure criterion, the mathematical mechanical models are presented to express the formation conditions of “pulverized zone” and “volume break”. Moreover, a set of equations relating the depth and apex angle of craters, the ratio of indentation hardness and uniaxial compressive strength, the angle of internal friction and Poisson’s ratio are obtained. The depth, apex angle of craters and ratio of indentation hardness and uniaxial compressive strength are all affected by the angle of internal friction and Poisson’s ratio. The proposed models are also verified by experiments of rock samples which are cored from Da Qing oilfield, the percentage error between the test and calculated results for depth, apex angle of craters and the ratio of HRI and UCS are mainly in the range of –1.41%–8.92%, –5.91%–3.94% and –8.22%–13.22% respectively for siltstone, volcanic tuff, volcanic breccia, shale, sand stone and glutenite except mudstone, which demonstrates that our proposed models are robust and effective for brittle rock.

Location
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Extent
Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Models for evaluating craters morphology, relation of indentation hardness and uniaxial compressive strength via a flat-end indenter ; volume:10 ; number:1 ; year:2018 ; pages:289-296 ; extent:8
Open Geosciences ; 10, Heft 1 (2018), 289-296 (gesamt 8)

Creator
Zhang, Ligang
Fu, Xiao Fei
Liu, G. R.
Li, Shi Bin
Li, Wei
Qu, Sining

DOI
10.1515/geo-2018-0022
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501051531268.387548619566
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Zhang, Ligang
  • Fu, Xiao Fei
  • Liu, G. R.
  • Li, Shi Bin
  • Li, Wei
  • Qu, Sining

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