A method and a pressure chamber for measuring the crack characteristics of damaged rock are provided, wherein the method comprises the steps of: (1) the preparation of a rock
test sample; (2) the mounting of the rock
test sample: applying a rubber sleeve to the prepared
test sample on which upper and lower water permeable conductive press plates and upper and lower waterproof gaskets are mounted previously, respectively, and then mounting the test sample in the pressure chamber so that the lower part of the test sample is flatly connected with the base of the pressure chamber while the upper part thereof is connected to a compression bar through a pressing cap; connecting a lead to the outside, and connecting upstream and downstream water pipes with water inlet and outlet pressure sensors, respectively; and finally, tightly connecting the outer cover of the pressure chamber with the base; (3) the application of a confining pressure and a
back pressure: applying the confining pressure to 2-3 MPa according to the sealing requirements of the pressure chamber, so that a rubber film is tightly fitted in with the test sample; next, applying the
back pressure of 1 MPa; (4) the hierarchical application of axial pressures: applying the axial pressures step by step according to the intensity of the rock test sample, and testing the stress-strain relationship of the rock under the
axial pressure each time and the alternating-current impedance
spectroscopy of the rock after the application of the
axial pressure each time; and (5) the analysis of damage crack characteristics: analyzing the change law of the damage micro-cracks of the rock according to the characteristic parameters of impedance arcs on alternating-current impedance
spectroscopy Nyquist curve. The method and the device are simple, clear in
train of thought and convenient to operate.