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Consequently, the application of epoxy resin materials for repair and reinforcement has emerged as a common solution. This research investigates the impact of five epoxy grouting materials, YDS (100:6.4), RH-1 (6.1:1), PSI (9:1), TK (100:8), and HK-G (5:1), on the repair and reinforcement of faulted rock at the Yebatan Hydropower Station. Penetration experiments were conducted on rock samples, and the strength of the epoxy grout samples was tested under ambient conditions of 20 \u00b0C, 15 \u00b0C, and 0 \u00b0C. The experimental results indicate that all five epoxy grout materials successfully penetrated the faulted rock samples. Among them, the PSI (9:1) epoxy grouting material exhibited the most exceptional reinforcing effect across different temperatures, with grouting samples demonstrating strengths in the range of 20 to 25 MPa. This paper confirms that epoxy resin effectively repairs and reinforces rock structures, thereby enhancing the safety and durability of water conservancy projects.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma17133111","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,25]],"date-time":"2024-06-25T12:46:56Z","timestamp":1719319616000},"page":"3111","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Pressureless Immersion of Epoxy Resin-Filled Cracks in Faulted Rock Materials"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Kui","family":"Yu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yong","family":"She","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3453-2112","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jibing","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xionghui","family":"Cai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yiping","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,6,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1080\/15583724.2019.1650063","article-title":"Multifunctionality in epoxy resins","volume":"60","author":"Capricho","year":"2020","journal-title":"Polym. 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