Study on the Micro-Mechanical Mechanism of Fine-Grained Marine Sediments Subjected to Shallow Gas Invasion
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Published:2023-04-13
Issue:4
Volume:11
Page:822
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ISSN:2077-1312
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Container-title:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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language:en
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Short-container-title:JMSE
Author:
Wang Yehuan12, Wang Yong12, Wang Yanli3, Chen Cheng12, Kong Lingwei12, Xu Mengbing12
Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China 3. Key Laboratory of Geotechnical Mechanics and Engineering of the Ministry of Water Resources, Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute, Wuhan 430010, China
Abstract
Marine sediment is an important channel for methane leakage from the earth interior to the atmosphere. The investigation of gas invasion in fine-grained marine sediments is of great theoretical and practical significance in marine science and engineering. To study the mechanical mechanisms of fine-grained marine sediments subjected to shallow gas invasion, a gas injection test with a self-developed experimental apparatus was performed, and the gas invasion behavior was investigated. The results showed that the behavior of gas invasion in fine-grained sediments can be divided into different phases; the fracturing direction β gradually changes from vertical to horizontal, and finally fractures along the roof. Based on the 2D undrained elliptical cavity model and the tensile strength of sediments, considering both tensile and shear failure modes, a discrimination criteria of gas invasion was proposed. It revealed that gas invasion gradually changes from shear failure to tensile failure, and the fracturing angle θ predicted by the criteria is consistent with the experimental phenomenon.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China Wuhan Research Program of Application Foundation and Frontier Project
Subject
Ocean Engineering,Water Science and Technology,Civil and Structural Engineering
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