True Triaxial Testing of Rocks

True Triaxial Testing Techniques and Procedures

True-triaxial testing techniques of rocks – State of the art and future perspectives
X. Li, L. Shi, B. Bai, Q. Li, D. Xu, and X. Feng

Numerical analysis of loading boundary effects in Mogi-type true triaxial tests
L. Shi, X. Li, B. Bai, Q. Li, and X. Feng

Design and development of integrated true triaxial rock testing system
L. Lombos, D.W. Roberts, and M.S. King

The FPMs (UMons-Belgium) device for investigating the mechanical behavior of materials subjected to true triaxial compression
J.-P. Tshibangu and F. Descamps

Study of the failure and deformability of jointed rock masses using large rock block specimens
K. Suzuki

The hollow cylinder test as an alternative to true triaxial loading of prismatic rock specimens
C. Dinis da Gama

Design and fabrication of a low cost true triaxial cell for testing multiple size specimens
A.K. Schwartzkopff, S. Priest, N. Melkoumian, and J.A. Egudo

Mechanical behavior of rocks under true triaxial compression conditions – A review
M. Kwaśniewski

How I developed a true triaxial rock testing machine
K. Mogi

True triaxial testing reveals hitherto unknown rock mechanical properties
B. Haimson

Imaging the effect of the intermediate principal stress on strength, deformation and transport properties of rocks using seismic methods
R.P. Young, M.H.B. Nasseri, and L. Lombos

Mechanical characteristics of rock salt determined using the Absolute Triaxial Testing (ATT) machine
S. Sakurai and S. Serata

Seismic wave velocity anisotropy in Westerly granite under a true triaxial compression test
M. Takahashi

Deformation and strength characteristics of Kimachi sandstone under confined compression and extension test conditions
N. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, H. Park, Y. Fujii, and T. Takemura

Estimating the parameters for a three-dimensional failure criterion for rocks from a single test
P.V. Lade

A new failure criterion for transversely isotropic rocks and its validation against true triaxial tests
J. Pei and H.H. Einstein

Stress path dependency of failure mechanism from the viewpoint of dilatant behavior
T. Takemura, K. Suzuki, A. Golshani, and M. Takahashi

Weakness plane model to simulate effects of stress states on rock strengths
Y. Fujii

A modified true triaxial test system that allows a specimen to be unloaded on one surface
M.C. He, X.N. Jia, W.L. Gong, G.J. Liu, and F. Zhao

Seismic quiescence and foreshock activity preceding the 2007 Niigata-ken Chuetsu-oki earthquake (M6.8) in Japan
K. Mogi

Stress state effect on the mechanical behavior of coals under true triaxial compression conditions
A.D. Alexeev, V.N. Revva, and A.V. Molodetski

Experimental study of wellbore deformation in a deep claystone formation
Y. Lu, M. Chen, Y. Jin, P. Yang, Z. Xie, J. Yuan, and K. Fan

Triaxial loading system as a tool for solving geotechnical problems of oil and gas production
V. Karev and Yu. Kovalenko

A true triaxial stress cell (TTSC) used for simulations of real field operations in the lab
V. Rasouli

Fractographical analysis of the failure surfaces from triaxial extension tests on Kimachi sandstone
Y. Fujii , N. Takahashi, M. Takahashi, T. Takemura, and H. Park

Energy conversion and damage evolution of rocks under cyclic loading conditions
R.D. Peng, Y. Ju, H. Xie, and L.Y. Li

Superbrittle failure regime of rocks at conventional triaxial compression
B. Tarasov

Depth-dependent mechanical parameters of basalt: an experimental study
H.W. Zhou, J.P. Zuo, D.J. Xue, H. Xie, and J.F. Liu

Biography

Marek Kwasniewski, Xiaochun Li, Manabu Takahashi