Sandstone is one of the most popular building materials since the earliest times. It has various textures and colours as well as good technical parameters. Sandstones, having such wide applications, are subjected to various external factors during the period of use. So, it is of utmost importance to have a good knowledge of their strength parameters. We employed a numerical method called Discrete Element Method to examine in a non-invasive manner the mechanical strength of industrial sandstones, that are commonly used as broken stones in road construction, cladding material, paving stones, pavement tiles and so on. Various mechanical external factors were considered, such as breaking, compressional and abrasion forces or impact by external objects and vibrations. Fragmentation of the considered sandstones under compressional regime was a source of knowledge about energy storage inside the material and energy release, as well as appearance of fractures inside the matter and final sandstone fragmentation into crumbs.
In September2009, gas and rock were ejected from the roof of the excavation at the Rudna copper mine of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. The ejection occurred as a result of an unsealing of a small gas trap locateda few metres above the roof of the excavation within the dolomites of the first Zechstein cyclothem (PZ1). In order to identify the nature of the reservoir rock for natural gas, microscopic observations and X-ray microtomography were performed and compared with the results of the acoustic anisotropy tests. The obtained results indicate that, based on well-recognized petrological rocks, the results of acoustic anisotropy can be successfully applied as diagnostic for the recognition of rocks of various structures, textures and porosities.
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