Experimental Study on Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Sandstone Corroded by Strong Alkali

Featured Application The work is potentially applied to deep rock works in a long-term groundwater environment. In order to analyze the effect of different corrosion times on the dynamic compression mechanical properties of sandstone, the coal mine sandstone specimens are subjected to corrosion in NaOH solution with pH 11 for 0 d, 1 d, 3 d, 7 d, 14 d, and 28 d, and then, the impact compression tests and Brazilian splitting test are conducted using a split Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus. The study results show that sandstone specimen mass and the average density growth rate increases, with the corrosion time first rapidly increasing and then tending to level off the trend. The impact of the compression specimens on the dynamic stress-strain curve change law is basically the same, but the time gradient curve shape is different, and the line elastic deformation stage and plastic deformation stage curve difference gradually decreases. The specimen dynamic compressive strength and the dynamic elastic modulus with corrosion time are quadratic, and the exponential function declines the relationship. After corrosion of 28 d sandstone specimens, the dynamic compressive strength and dynamic elastic modulus are much lower than the uncorroded specimens. The average strain rate and the dynamic peak strain with the corrosion time extension are a quadratic function of the increasing relationship after the corrosion effect of the sandstone dynamic peak strain, and the average strain rate is significantly greater than the uncorroded specimens. With the corrosion time extension of sandstone specimens by the impact of damage degree being increased, the 14 d and 28 d specimen ruptures' degree is much greater than other time gradients. The dynamic tensile strength of the split specimens decreases with increasing corrosion time; the dynamic peak strain increases quadratically; and the transmitted energy also decreases with increasing corrosion time.