Resonance method to determine temperature dependences of mechanical loss factor in rocks

The mechanical loss factor in rocks is taken into account in blasting, in geomechanics, in seismic monitoring of rockburst-hazardous rock mass, in prediction of earthquakes, in seismic exploration, and in nondestructive testing of long-term stability of the subsoil and underground structures. The method of resonance acoustic spectroscopy determines the frequency dependence of the loss factor by means of estimation of parameters of resonances in rock samples under excitation of longitudinal vibrations using piezoelectric transducers. Elaboration of the testing procedure used frequency scanning of a limestone sample with a diameter of 20 mm and 120 mm long in a range of frequencies from 10 to 80 kHz. Simultaneously, handheld shooting was carried out in neighborhood of the frequencies of the amplitude maximums, which allowed more accurate measurements (modal analysis). For the validation, the elastic wave velocities and elasticity moduli obtained by the two methods were compared. It is found that as the sample temperature increases, the frequency maximums shift toward the range of low frequencies. The loss factor increases as either frequency or temperature grows. The implemented laboratory experimental research creates a framework for the development of multi-frequency acoustic control procedures for deep-level mining at the depths greater than 1000 m in high-temperature rock masses.

Voznesenskii A. S., Francisco T., Kutkin Ya. O., Krasilov M. N. Resonance method to determine temperature dependences of mechanical loss factor in rocks. MIAB. Mining Inf. Anal. Bull. 2025;(11):19-33. [In Russ]. DOI: 10.25018/0236_1493_2025_11_0_19.

The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, Grant No. 24-27-00103 (https://rscf.ru/project/24-27-00103/).

A.S. Voznesenskii¹, Dr. Sci. (Eng.), Professor, e-mail: asvoznesenskii@misis.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-0926-1808,
T. Francisco¹, Graduate Student, e-mail: m1708475@edu.misis.ru, ORCID ID: 0009-0006-5485-6420,
Ya.O. Kutkin¹, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Assistant Professor, e-mail: kutkin.yo@misis.ru, ORCID ID: 0000-0003-2644-3371,
M.N. Krasilov, Cand. Sci. (Eng.), Head of Laboratory, «Scientific and Engineering Centre of Tunnel Association» LLC, 119049, Moscow, Russia,
¹ University of Science and Technology MISIS, Moscow, Russia.

A.S. Voznesenskii, e-mail: asvoznesenskii@misis.ru.

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