Experimental and modeling investigation on the dynamic response of granite after high-temperature treatment under different pressures

In this work, the dynamic compressive mechanical properties of Beishan granite are investigated under the condition of uniaxial load and confined pressure, respectively. The purpose of this investigation is to study the effect of hydrostatic pressure and pre-heating temperature on the strength property and failure of such material. The investigation is carried out with the use of a large-diameter split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB), which is equipped with an active confining device. The dynamic stress–strain behaviors of the granite samples under different confined conditions are obtained with a pre-heating temperature ranging from 25 to 800 °C. We analyzed the temperature-dependent variation of the peak stress, peak strain and elastic modulus of the material under selected values of confined pressure. It is observed that the uniaxial compressive behavior of Beishan granite under unconfined pressure is strongly dependent on the pre-heating temperature. The values of the peak stress and the elastic modulus both decrease as the pre-heating temperature increases, while the value of the peak strain increases with the rise of pre-heating temperature, indicating a characteristic change from elastic-brittle to elastic–plastic. Under confined pressure, the strength of the material can be greatly improved, and higher pre-heating temperature tends to bring down the value of the strength. With the confined configuration, the strengthening of the peak stress is not significantly associated with the value of the confined pressure; instead the dependence on the strain rate becomes more remarkable. For the temperature effect, the value of the peak stress can be linearly correlated with the temperature level through comparative analysis. Moreover, the elastic modulus of the material can be associated with the temperature by a functional form, known as the temperature shift factor. Finally, an elastoplastic-damage constitutive model is established to predict the dynamic mechanical behavior of the material after high-temperature treatment under different confined pressures.