Research Article

Investigation on Acoustic Emission Kaiser Effect and Frequency Spectrum Characteristics of Rock Joints Subjected to Multilevel Cyclic Shear Loads

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Typical AE waveform and spectrum signals of rock joints under direct shear test.
(a) Low-amplitude and high-frequency tensile signal
(b) Low-amplitude and low-frequency friction signal
(c) Medium-amplitude and low-frequency friction signal
(d) High-amplitude and low-frequency friction signal