Moisture effects and the mechanical response of granite beams

J. F. Labuz; D. J. Berger

doi:10.1016/0148-9062(91)91195-W

Moisture effects and the mechanical response of granite beams

J. F. Labuz, D. J. Berger

Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering

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Abstract

The load-displacement response (stiffness) of Charcoal granite beams is shown to increase by as much as 15% with drying of the rock. This behavior may be associated with the expansion of granite upon wetting. Because the modulus of Charcoal granite is about 20% larger in compression than in tension, it is claimed that the tensile prestrain due to moisture softens the response of the beams.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990
Editors	Hustrulid, Johnson
Publisher	American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA)
Pages	605-611
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Print)	9061911230, 9789061911234
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(91)91195-W
State	Published - 1990
Event	31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990 - Golden, United States Duration: Jun 18 1990 → Jun 20 1990

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Other	31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990
Country/Territory	United States
City	Golden
Period	6/18/90 → 6/20/90

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Moisture effects and the mechanical response of granite beams. / Labuz, J. F.; Berger, D. J.

31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990. ed. / Hustrulid; Johnson. American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), 1990. p. 605-611 (31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990).

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Labuz, JF & Berger, DJ 1990, Moisture effects and the mechanical response of granite beams. in Hustrulid & Johnson (eds), 31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990. 31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990, American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA), pp. 605-611, 31st U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, USRMS 1990, Golden, United States, 6/18/90. https://doi.org/10.1016/0148-9062(91)91195-W

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