Research Article

The Influence of Moisture Content on the Time-Dependent Characteristics of Rock Material and Its Application to the Construction of a Tunnel Portal

Table 2

Creep parameters of specimens with different moisture contents.

Submerged time/hoursDegree of saturation/%Elastic modulus
/GPa
Viscoelastic modulus
/GPa
Viscosity coefficient
/GPa·h

0 (nature dry)41.539.011536.432339.84
2480.120.46148.60229.78
24093.56.2076.24161.62