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Study on the Re-Loaded Mechanical Properties of Pre-Peak Unloading Damage Mudstone
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Jingfeng Zhao1, Delong Che2, 3, Erping Zhao2, 3, Cong Zhang2, 3, Yuhang Wei2, 3
Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering | 2026, 22(2) : 506 - 516
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Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering | 2026, 22(2): 506-516
Study on the Re-Loaded Mechanical Properties of Pre-Peak Unloading Damage Mudstone
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Jingfeng Zhao1, Delong Che2, 3, Erping Zhao2, 3, Cong Zhang2, 3, Yuhang Wei2, 3
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  • 1.China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
  • 2.Key Laboratory of Geological Hazards on Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Yichang, Hubei 443002, P. R. China
  • 3.College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, P. R. China
Published: 2026-04-20 doi: 10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.12
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The reloading mechanical properties of the surrounding rock in an underground energy storage cavern are crucial for determining the safety of underground energy storage projects. This study conducted triaxial loading and unloading tests on mudstone, as well as reloading tests on unloaded damaged mudstone. By employing testing and analysis techniques such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), the research investigated the impact of unloading effects on the reloading mechanical properties of mudstone and revealed the deterioration mechanisms of reloading damaged mudstone. The results indicate that the fractal dimension ultimately decreases as confining pressure increases, and the confining pressure's control over internal micro-cracks in the mudstone becomes more pronounced. With increasing unloading damage, small-size micro-pores inside the mudstone samples develop into medium-sized pores, resulting in a higher internal porosity. The greater the initial unloading damage, the larger the reduction in reloading strength of the mudstone. The degree of unloading damage progressively affects the failure mode of rock samples, transitioning from shear failure to shear-tensile failure, and eventually to tensile-shear failure with increasing unloading damage. A correlation between unloading damage degree, porosity, and reloading strength has been established, bridging the gap between microstructural damage and macro-strength deterioration in unloaded damaged mudstone. This finding provides a reference for delineating unloading damage zones and predicting reloading strength within unloading areas.

rock mechanics  /  excavation unloading  /  reloading  /  dissipated energy  /  fractal dimension
Jingfeng Zhao, Delong Che, Erping Zhao, Cong Zhang, Yuhang Wei. Study on the Re-Loaded Mechanical Properties of Pre-Peak Unloading Damage Mudstone[J]. Chinese Journal of Underground Space and Engineering, 2026 , 22 (2) : 506 -516 . DOI: 10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.12
Year 2026 volume 22 Issue 2
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doi: 10.20174/j.JUSE.2026.02.12
  • Receive Date:2025-04-05
  • Online Date:2026-06-17
  • Published:2026-04-20
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  • Received:2025-04-05
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    1.China Railway Eryuan Engineering Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
    2.Key Laboratory of Geological Hazards on Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Yichang, Hubei 443002, P. R. China
    3.College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei 443002, P. R. China
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表12种不同金属材料的力学参数

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属数
Number of
genus
种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of
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种数
Number of
species
占总种数比例
Percentage of total
species (%)
鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae 2 11 5.26 鹅膏菌属 Amanita 10 4.78
小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
栓菌属 Trametes 5 2.39
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