A review on freeze-thaw action and weathering of rocks

M Deprez, T De Kock, G De Schutter, V Cnudde - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Freeze-thaw weathering is an important surface process and the complex underlying
processes can be understood as an interplay between rock properties and its dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental studies on the pore structure and mechanical properties of anhydrite rock under freeze-thaw cycles

C Hou, X Jin, J He, H Li - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2022 - Elsevier
To study the deterioration mechanisms of anhydrite rock under the freeze-thaw weathering
process, the physico-mechanical characteristics and microstructure evolutions of anhydrite …

Study on a damage model and uniaxial compression simulation method of frozen–thawed rock

Q Feng, J Jin, S Zhang, W Liu, X Yang, W Li - Rock Mechanics and Rock …, 2022 - Springer
To evaluate the deterioration degree of rock freeze–thaw damage in cold area engineering,
it is necessary to establish an accurate freeze–thaw rock damage model and its uniaxial …

Experimental investigation on the properties of the interface between RCC layers subjected to early-age frost damage

Y Li, Y Zhou, R Wang, Y Li, X Wu, Z Si - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
This research presents the macroscopic and microscopic performance of the early-age frost
roller compacted concrete (RCC) interface to investigate the influence of pre-curing time and …

Investigation on meso-debonding process of the sandstone–concrete interface induced by freeze–thaw cycles using NMR technology

Y Shen, Y Wang, X Wei, H Jia, R Yan - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Sufficient bonding at concrete–rock interfaces is an important prerequisite when designing
supports using concrete or shotcrete. However, the bonding between concrete and rock is …

Tensile mechanical behavior and fracture characteristics of sandstone exposed to freeze-thaw treatment and dynamic loading

X Liu, Y Liu, F Dai, Z Yan - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Rock masses in high-elevation or cold areas are vulnerable to the joint results of freeze-
thaw (FT) action and dynamic loading, it is thus significant to evaluate the tensile mechanical …

A fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical model for fractured rock masses in cold regions

N Liu, N Li, S Wang, G Li, Z Song - Cold Regions Science and Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Freezing-thawing disasters are caused by the coupling effect of thermo-hydro-mechanical
(THM) activity in rock masses at low temperatures, which seriously threatens the safety of …

Study on the microscopic damage evolution and dynamic fracture properties of sandstone under freeze-thaw cycles

C Niu, Z Zhu, L Zhou, X Li, P Ying, Y Dong… - Cold Regions Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Freeze-thaw has great deterioration effect on rock mechanical performance, which strongly
affect the stability of rock masses engineering. Meanwhile, natural fractures in real rocks are …

Damage degradation model of aeolian sand concrete under freeze–thaw cycles based on macro-microscopic perspective

J Bai, Y Zhao, J Shi, X He - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
At present, the existing freeze–thaw damage models are mostly phenomenological damage
models that use macroscopic indicators as variables, and there is a lack of a multi-scale …

Mechanical property deterioration characteristics and a new constitutive model for rocks subjected to freeze-thaw weathering process

F Gao, X Xiong, C Xu, K Zhou - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2021 - Elsevier
The recurrence of freeze-thaw processes induced by day-night and seasonal temperature
changes is one of the most important reasons for damage and instability of rock engineering …