Deformation and Failure Characteristics of Bimaterial Samples Consisting of Sandstone and Cemented Coal Gangue–Fly Ash Backfill under Uniaxial Loading

Abstract

Based on the acoustic emission (AE) system and the digital scattered-spot deformation monitoring system, uniaxial compression tests were conducted on composite samples consisting of sandstone and cemented coal gangue–fly ash backfill (CGFB) to investigate their deformation and failure characteristics. The results showed that the average uniaxial compressive strength of the composite samples was 83.09% higher than that of the pure CGFB samples and 92.28% lower than that of the pure sandstone samples. In the composite samples, damage occurred in the CGFB part, and they showed obvious plastic damage characteristics. On both sides of the intersection, the sandstone and the CGFB deformed synergistically in the absence of a macroscopic failure. After a macroscopic failure, the interface effect promoted sandstone deformation and restrained CGFB deformation, transforming the sandstone and the CGFB on both sides of the intersection into a nonsynergistically deformed state. The interface effect had the most obvious influence on the horizontal deformation of the sandstone and CGFB monitoring points near the intersection. The failure of the CGFB samples induced sandstone springback deformation with a springback capacity of 0.0089 mm in the vertical direction and 0.0055 mm in the horizontal direction, which led to the further rupture and failure of the CGFB.

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