Evaluation of Deformation and Permeability Behavior of Amygdaloidal Basalt under a Triaxial Cyclic Loading Creep Test

Amygdaloidal basalt is a typical rock mass in the dam foundation of the Baihetan hydropower project in southwest China. With rising and drawdown of the reservoir water level, the permeability and creep deformation characteristics of the amygdaloidal basalt are much complicated in the long-term cycli...

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Main Authors: Long Yan, Weiya Xu, Biao Li, Hua Ji, Jinjian Gu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6673530
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description Amygdaloidal basalt is a typical rock mass in the dam foundation of the Baihetan hydropower project in southwest China. With rising and drawdown of the reservoir water level, the permeability and creep deformation characteristics of the amygdaloidal basalt are much complicated in the long-term cyclic loading processes. A cyclic loading-unloading creep test on the amygdaloidal basalt was performed to evaluate its deformation and permeability behavior. The results showed that Poisson’s ratio and elastic modulus of the rock specimen varied significantly under different loading processes with a relatively large irreversible deformation. The permeability and strain rates of rock changed in two phases under lower deviatoric stresses, while there are three typical stages of strain growth with the final stress level of 121.8 MPa. For axial stress of 128 MPa, the creep deformation and creep rate in the axial direction are smaller than these in the lateral direction. Before the sample failure, the lateral deformation accelerates earlier than the axial deformation. The results also suggested that the permeability of the rock specimens decreases considerably during each loading process and then tends to be constant with time. No apparent change in steady permeability is observed with variation of stress. For 128 MPa axial stress, the permeability first decreases, then tends to be in a stable value, and at last increases during the sample failure.
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spelling doaj-art-18ea6340411f4e0ba4b390c0a5a5817c2025-08-20T02:02:13ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232020-01-01202010.1155/2020/66735306673530Evaluation of Deformation and Permeability Behavior of Amygdaloidal Basalt under a Triaxial Cyclic Loading Creep TestLong Yan0Weiya Xu1Biao Li2Hua Ji3Jinjian Gu4Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaKey Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Geomechanics and Embankment Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, ChinaHuadong Engineering Corporation Limited, PowerChina, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaHuadong Engineering Corporation Limited, PowerChina, Hangzhou 310014, ChinaAmygdaloidal basalt is a typical rock mass in the dam foundation of the Baihetan hydropower project in southwest China. With rising and drawdown of the reservoir water level, the permeability and creep deformation characteristics of the amygdaloidal basalt are much complicated in the long-term cyclic loading processes. A cyclic loading-unloading creep test on the amygdaloidal basalt was performed to evaluate its deformation and permeability behavior. The results showed that Poisson’s ratio and elastic modulus of the rock specimen varied significantly under different loading processes with a relatively large irreversible deformation. The permeability and strain rates of rock changed in two phases under lower deviatoric stresses, while there are three typical stages of strain growth with the final stress level of 121.8 MPa. For axial stress of 128 MPa, the creep deformation and creep rate in the axial direction are smaller than these in the lateral direction. Before the sample failure, the lateral deformation accelerates earlier than the axial deformation. The results also suggested that the permeability of the rock specimens decreases considerably during each loading process and then tends to be constant with time. No apparent change in steady permeability is observed with variation of stress. For 128 MPa axial stress, the permeability first decreases, then tends to be in a stable value, and at last increases during the sample failure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6673530
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title Evaluation of Deformation and Permeability Behavior of Amygdaloidal Basalt under a Triaxial Cyclic Loading Creep Test
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title_short Evaluation of Deformation and Permeability Behavior of Amygdaloidal Basalt under a Triaxial Cyclic Loading Creep Test
title_sort evaluation of deformation and permeability behavior of amygdaloidal basalt under a triaxial cyclic loading creep test
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