Generation of Microparticles in Rock Structures

Abstract

Regularity has been observed in the generation of microparticles during uniaxial deformation of rocks and building concretes with the following formula: a previously unknown phenomenon in solid non-regular structures has been experimentally established and investigated, which is expressed in emission of microparticles under the action of strong uniaxial pressures. The size and amount of the fine-dispersed microfractions depend on the substance’s physicalmechanical properties and pressure values. The paper presents the first results of the observed phenomenon in rock structures – granite and limestone originating from some regions of Bulgaria. The effect motivates the option for using the emission process as a new sensor method for assessment of the stress condition of solid-state systems.