Responses of acoustic emission in geomaterials to the action of electric pulses under various values of the compressive load

Abstract

The effect of quasi-stationary electromagnetic pulses on rock samples under a uniaxial compressive load is studied. The time dependences of acoustic emission (AE) activity and accumulation of AE events are constructed and analyzed in a wide range of principal compressive stresses. The qualitative and quantitative comparison of AE responses to an external action under various compressive loads is performed. The range of principal stresses (well below the failure level) is established in which the action of electric pulses on the AE regime is fairly effective.