Research status quo and prospection of mechanical characteristics of rock under high temperature and high pressure

The mechanical features of rock have significant relevance to temperature. The problems related to temperature are becoming a hot geotechnical research field. The paper summarized the rheological characteristics, failure, instability modes at high temperature and high pressure, rules of elastic modulus and thermal expand coefficient changing with temperature, as well as the thermal-induced failure characteristics of rock affected by temperature and pressure, and finally prospects the research directions of high temperature rock mechanics.