Mechanical Behavior of Cracked Rock in Cold Region Subjected to Step Cyclic Loading

Figure 10

Peak strain of specimen evolution process under different stress paths. (a) Peak strain evolution with number of cycles under stress paths 2 and 4; (b) peak strain evolution with number of cycles under stress paths 3 and 5; (c) increment of peak strain under stress paths 2; (d) increment of peak strain under stress paths 3; (e) increment of peak strain under stress paths 4; (f) increment of peak strain under stress paths 5.

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