Mean stress effects and energy-based modeling of fatigue behavior in artificially cemented rock-like materials under cyclic loading

Key Points

• Fatigue behavior is significantly influenced by mean stress effects in cemented materials under cyclic loading.
• The primary metric observed was the energy dissipation related to 12 different loading cycles.
• Analysis employed energy-based modeling to understand the fatigue behavior of artificially cemented rock-like materials.
• Findings highlight the importance of mean stress in fatigue assessments, necessitating further exploration in practical applications.