Testing studies is made on the mechanical properties of rock salt after undergoing different high temperatures
The mechanical properties include stress–strain curve
peak stress
peak strain
modulus of elasticity. the results indicate that the temperatures is obviously affect the mechanical properties of rock salt
the mechanical properties deteriorate rapidly along with the increase of temperatures
the peak stress and modulus of elasticity decrease rapidly
the peak strain increase rapidly. The peak stress is a power function of confining pressures and temperatures. Based on the relation of elastic modulus and temperatures for rock salt
the thermal damage evolution and one dimensional TM coupled damage constitutive equation are established