Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension

Abstract The rock-concrete interface has a significant influence on the stability of rock-concrete structures in coal mine roadway that are vulnerable to tensile loads. In this study, direct tension tests in combination with laser scanning and acoustic emission techniques were used to study the infl...

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Main Authors: Weiyue Bao, Heping Xie, Tao Zhou, Dongya Han, Xiaoling Zhao, Jianbo Zhu
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Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
Series:International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-025-00804-2
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author Weiyue Bao
Heping Xie
Tao Zhou
Dongya Han
Xiaoling Zhao
Jianbo Zhu
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Tao Zhou
Dongya Han
Xiaoling Zhao
Jianbo Zhu
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description Abstract The rock-concrete interface has a significant influence on the stability of rock-concrete structures in coal mine roadway that are vulnerable to tensile loads. In this study, direct tension tests in combination with laser scanning and acoustic emission techniques were used to study the influences of loading angle and strength contrast on tensile behavior of rock-concrete interface. Results show that peak strain and tensile strength of granite-concrete specimens are lower than those of granite and concrete. Acoustic emission (AE) characteristic of the granite-concrete specimens differs from that of concrete and granite. With the loading angle increases, peak strain and tensile strength of the granite-concrete specimens increase, and the failure mode varies from the interfacial tensile failure to mixed tensile failure due to the increased contact area and decreased tensile stress applied on the granite-concrete interface. In addition, the accumulative AE counts of the granite-concrete specimen are also significantly affected by the loading angle; in particular, when the loading angle is sufficiently large, e.g., 55°, the accumulative AE counts sharply increase twice. Different strength contrasts between rock and concrete result in different failure characteristics of rock-concrete specimens under direct tensile loads. When tensile strength of rock is lower than that of concrete, failure often occurs in the rock section and the tensile strength and peak strain of the rock-concrete specimen is similar to that of rock. By contrast, when the tensile strength of rock is higher than of the concrete, failure appears at the interface, and rock-concrete interface dominates the tensile properties of rock-concrete specimens. The failure mode is dominated by the coupling effect of loading angle and strength contrast. The findings in this study are helpful in understanding the mechanical behaviour of rock-concrete structures under direct tension and applicable to the design and reinforcement of rock-concrete structures in coal roadway.
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spelling doaj-art-ba8f8d8d069b4087be6c115f346ce4ee2025-08-20T03:04:11ZengSpringerOpenInternational Journal of Coal Science & Technology2095-82932198-78232025-07-0112111610.1007/s40789-025-00804-2Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tensionWeiyue Bao0Heping Xie1Tao Zhou2Dongya Han3Xiaoling Zhao4Jianbo Zhu5Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen UniversityGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen UniversityGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen UniversitySchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South UniversityState Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Engineering Simulation and Safety, School of Civil Engineering, Tianjin UniversityGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization, Institute of Deep Earth Sciences and Green Energy, College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen UniversityAbstract The rock-concrete interface has a significant influence on the stability of rock-concrete structures in coal mine roadway that are vulnerable to tensile loads. In this study, direct tension tests in combination with laser scanning and acoustic emission techniques were used to study the influences of loading angle and strength contrast on tensile behavior of rock-concrete interface. Results show that peak strain and tensile strength of granite-concrete specimens are lower than those of granite and concrete. Acoustic emission (AE) characteristic of the granite-concrete specimens differs from that of concrete and granite. With the loading angle increases, peak strain and tensile strength of the granite-concrete specimens increase, and the failure mode varies from the interfacial tensile failure to mixed tensile failure due to the increased contact area and decreased tensile stress applied on the granite-concrete interface. In addition, the accumulative AE counts of the granite-concrete specimen are also significantly affected by the loading angle; in particular, when the loading angle is sufficiently large, e.g., 55°, the accumulative AE counts sharply increase twice. Different strength contrasts between rock and concrete result in different failure characteristics of rock-concrete specimens under direct tensile loads. When tensile strength of rock is lower than that of concrete, failure often occurs in the rock section and the tensile strength and peak strain of the rock-concrete specimen is similar to that of rock. By contrast, when the tensile strength of rock is higher than of the concrete, failure appears at the interface, and rock-concrete interface dominates the tensile properties of rock-concrete specimens. The failure mode is dominated by the coupling effect of loading angle and strength contrast. The findings in this study are helpful in understanding the mechanical behaviour of rock-concrete structures under direct tension and applicable to the design and reinforcement of rock-concrete structures in coal roadway.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-025-00804-2Rock-concrete interfaceDirect tensionLoading angleStrength contrast
spellingShingle Weiyue Bao
Heping Xie
Tao Zhou
Dongya Han
Xiaoling Zhao
Jianbo Zhu
Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
Rock-concrete interface
Direct tension
Loading angle
Strength contrast
title Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
title_full Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
title_fullStr Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
title_full_unstemmed Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
title_short Experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock-concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
title_sort experimental study on mechanical and failure behavior of rock concrete interface in coal mine roadway under direct tension
topic Rock-concrete interface
Direct tension
Loading angle
Strength contrast
url https://doi.org/10.1007/s40789-025-00804-2
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