Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions

To investigate the permeability changes and the mechanisms of fractured rock under dynamic and static stresses produced by earthquakes, permeability experiments on fractured rock with rough surfaces under axial dynamic and static stresses were conducted on the MTS815 Rock Mechanics Testing System. S...

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Main Authors: Zilong Zhou, Jing Zhang, Xin Cai, Shanyong Wang, Xueming Du, Haizhi Zang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Geofluids
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9030484
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Jing Zhang
Xin Cai
Shanyong Wang
Xueming Du
Haizhi Zang
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description To investigate the permeability changes and the mechanisms of fractured rock under dynamic and static stresses produced by earthquakes, permeability experiments on fractured rock with rough surfaces under axial dynamic and static stresses were conducted on the MTS815 Rock Mechanics Testing System. Surface asperity was investigated by scanning the specimen surfaces before and after testing. The results show that the roughness of fracture surface has a great influence on the permeability when the axial displacement is not enough to cause the fracture rock to slip. Moreover, the rougher fracture surface leads to severer surface damage as indicated by the more gouge productions. The accumulation of gouge materials on larger roughness fracture surfaces causes a slow drop in permeability. The fracture surfaces experience larger degradations, but it has small weights of gouge materials on fracture surface after testing under axial dynamic stress. The reason is that the gouge material transport and mobilization tend to occur in process of dynamic loading. Therefore, the permeability drops of axial dynamic stress are larger than those of axial static stress.
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spelling doaj-art-48747adab3854048a15ef993055157e62025-02-03T06:45:58ZengWileyGeofluids1468-81151468-81232020-01-01202010.1155/2020/90304849030484Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress ConditionsZilong Zhou0Jing Zhang1Xin Cai2Shanyong Wang3Xueming Du4Haizhi Zang5School of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaFaculty of Engineering and Built Environment, ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, AustraliaCollege of Water Conservancy and Environmental Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, ChinaSchool of Resources and Safety Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, ChinaTo investigate the permeability changes and the mechanisms of fractured rock under dynamic and static stresses produced by earthquakes, permeability experiments on fractured rock with rough surfaces under axial dynamic and static stresses were conducted on the MTS815 Rock Mechanics Testing System. Surface asperity was investigated by scanning the specimen surfaces before and after testing. The results show that the roughness of fracture surface has a great influence on the permeability when the axial displacement is not enough to cause the fracture rock to slip. Moreover, the rougher fracture surface leads to severer surface damage as indicated by the more gouge productions. The accumulation of gouge materials on larger roughness fracture surfaces causes a slow drop in permeability. The fracture surfaces experience larger degradations, but it has small weights of gouge materials on fracture surface after testing under axial dynamic stress. The reason is that the gouge material transport and mobilization tend to occur in process of dynamic loading. Therefore, the permeability drops of axial dynamic stress are larger than those of axial static stress.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9030484
spellingShingle Zilong Zhou
Jing Zhang
Xin Cai
Shanyong Wang
Xueming Du
Haizhi Zang
Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions
Geofluids
title Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions
title_full Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions
title_fullStr Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions
title_full_unstemmed Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions
title_short Permeability Experiment of Fractured Rock with Rough Surfaces under Different Stress Conditions
title_sort permeability experiment of fractured rock with rough surfaces under different stress conditions
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9030484
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