curves of rock creep include three stages: attenuation creep stage
steady creep stage and accelerated creep stage. The traditional models for rock creep
which always contain Newtonian dashpot rather than non-Newtonian dashpot
couldn’t describe accelerated creep stage. An improved constitutive model for rock creep is proposed; and the method can be divided into three steps. First
traditional Kelvin model is not quantitatively good in description of initial attenuation creep stage and steady state creep stage. A modified Kelvin model using non-Newtonian dashpot is used here in. The power-law creep function is obtained by solving the constitutive relation. Second
the parallel connection of non-Newtonian dashpot and plastomer
whose creep function is power function
is used for description of accelerated creep. Third
by connecting instantaneous elasticity Hooke body
modified Kelvin and nonlinear viscoplastic body in series
a new visco-elastoplastic constitutive relation of rock is proposed. This creep model can describe attenuation creep stage
steady-state creep stage and accelerated creep stage. It is shown that creep testing curves under different conditions are coincident well with the theoretic curves; and the model is reasonable and feasible.