In order to identify the deformation and failure mechanism of rock mass with high strain energy under fast unloading condition
Jinping marble rockburst tests are designed
and the macroscopic failure characteristics and acoustic emission(AE) processes are studied. Firstly
based on previous characteristics of true triaxial rockburst tests
true triaxial rockburst tests with entire process and without entire process are done
and a detailed process and AE characteristics are analyzed. Secondly
progressive failure is explained by comparing macroscopic failure characteristics of true triaxial rockburst tests with entire process with that of true triaxial rockburst tests without entire process. Conclusions are drawn as follows: in marble rockburst test
the macroscopic failure of rock specimen varies from outside to inside; tensile cracks appear earlier than shear cracks
and isolated rock fragment
which is confined by tensile cracks (or free face) and lapping shear cracks
peels off with or without a initial speed; the phenomenon that rock powder only exists on the shear crack planes demonstrates that a considerable strain energy dissipates
accompanying expansion of shear cracks; compared with other classification and mechanism of rockburst
a progressive failure view of rockburst in this article explains rockburst mechanism reasonably.