The invention discloses a testing method for determining a stress and damage mechanism of a columnar jointed rock
mass. The testing method comprises the following steps: 1) preparing
cement mortar according to mechanical characteristics of an actual rock
mass to prepare a regular
hexagonal prism-shaped
test sample; 2) splicing the regular
hexagonal prism-shaped test samples to form a cuboid-shaped columnar jointed rock
mass test sample model; curing,
cutting and
polishing to prepare cube-shaped columnar jointed rock mass test pieces with different inclined angles; 3) putting the columnar jointed rock mass test pieces into a rock
rheometer; fixing the rock
rheometer in the horizontal direction and slowly applying
axial pressure until the test pieces are damaged; recording stress and strain data in a testing process; 4)
processing recorded testing data to obtain a stress-strain relation of the columnar jointed rock mass, wherein the stress-strain relation reflects the stress and damage mechanism of the rock mass. According to the testing method disclosed by the invention, stress and damage conditions of the columnar jointed rock mass are demonstrated by a
model testing method; the testing method has the advantages of low construction price, high
simulation degree, simplicity in operation and the like.