Optical-acoustic responses in uniaxial compression failure progress of fibre-reinforced cemented bodies

Incorporation of fibers in the cemented body material can obviously improve its mechanical properties. Digital image correlation (DIC) and acoustic emission (AE) techniques were used to monitor the “optical-acoustic” response in uniaxial compression failure progress of the fiber-free and glass fiber-reinforced cemented bodies, and the response characteristics of the two methods in the stability monitoring of the cemented body as a support structure were discussed. The results show that the glass fiber-reinforced cemented body showed a failure to the internal structure after the peak strength, but the specimen remained intact without spalling and still maintained a long ductile deformation. The transverse displacement changes curve of the fiber-free cemented body appeared a “positive-negative turning point”. The transverse displacement of the glass fiber-reinforced cemented body is negatively correlated with the DIC time. The full-field strain information obtained by the DIC technique can be used to quantify the degree of damage on the surface of the cemented bodies, and the AE ringing count and energy signal response are more sensitive to the internal friction and impact of the cemented bodies. The results of the study can provide a reference for determining the stability monitoring method of the cemented body as a support structure.