Experimental and numerical analysis of the time-dependent behaviour ofn argillaceous red sandstone under high in situ stress

摘要

Understanding the time-dependent behaviour of soft rock under high in situ stress is essential to the evaluation of the long-term stability of the deep-buried tunnels in expressways or coal mines. This paper presents an experimental and numerical study of the time-dependent behaviour of argillaceous red sandstone under high in situ stress. First, several triaxial creep tests for strongly and moderately weathered specimens under the confining pressure of 20-40 MPa were conducted, and the variatio