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Variation of mechanical properties of granite after high-temperature treatment

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Variations in the mechanical properties (compressive strength, elastic modulus, tensile strength, and fracture toughness) of granite were analyzed as functions of temperature. It was found that above 200 °C, tensile strength and fracture toughness tended to decrease with temperature, while variations in the compressive strength and elastic modulus demonstrated decreasing trends when the heating temperature exceeded 400 °C. The temperature ranges of room temperature—200 and above 600 °C—corresponded to an undamaged state and strongly/completely damaged state, respectively. It is suggested that 400 °C might be a critical threshold of thermal damage to granite. Based on results of statistical tests, a sharp decrease in mechanical properties can be recognized, accompanied by a drastic growth in peaking strain and acoustic emission rate. This phenomenon may be associated with the α/β phase transition of quartz.

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This research was supported by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities” (no. 2017XKZD07) and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.

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  1. School of Resources and Geosciences, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China

    Jianjun Hu & Qiang Sun

  2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore

    Xiaohua Pan

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Hu, J., Sun, Q. & Pan, X. Variation of mechanical properties of granite after high-temperature treatment. Arab J Geosci 11, 43 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3395-8

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