scholarly journals Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties and Seepage Laws of Raw Coal under Variable Loading and Unloading Rates

Geofluids ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Kangwu Feng ◽  
Kequan Wang ◽  
Dongming Zhang ◽  
Yushun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Axial Stress ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Radial Strain ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Variable Loading ◽  
Axial Pressure ◽  
Unloading Rate ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Seepage Characteristics

This manuscript studied the effects of variable axial pressure loading rate and variable confining pressure unloading rate on the deformation behavior and seepage characteristics of raw coal under alternate loading and unloading of axial pressure and confining pressure. It believed that as axial stress increases, axial strain ε 1 decreases, radial strain ε 3 increases, and permeability k decreases, and ε 1 ′ , ε 3 ′ , and k ′ increase when confining pressure is decreases. With the loading of axial stress and the unloading of confining pressure, the variation amplitudes of ε 1 ′ , ε 3 ′ , and k ′ values reduce gradually. During axial stress loading, the rise in the amplitude of ε 1 is larger than that of ε 3 and the reduction in the amplitude of k , indicating that ε 1 is more sensitive to axial stress than ε 3 and k . During unloading of confining pressure, the increase rate of ε 3 is larger than that of ε 1 and k ; also, ε 3 showed a high sensitivity to confining pressure. In the stage of axial stress loading and confining pressure unloading, the evolution law of deformation and permeability parameters is basically consistent with the change in loading and unloading rate.

scholarly journals Deformation Failure and Gas Seepage of Raw Coal in Alternate Loading and Unloading by Stages

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bang-an Zhang ◽  
Yang yushun
Keyword(s):  
Axial Stress ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Radial Strain ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Change Rate ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Strain Change ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Unit Stress ◽  
Unloading Confining Pressure

Abstract In this paper, the cyclic loading and unloading confining pressure tests of raw coal samples were carried out by using the "Triaxial seepage test device of thermal fluid solid of coal and rock" developed by Chongqing University. The conclusions are as follows: (1) The axial strain change rate ε1´, the radial strain change rate ε3´ and the permeability change rate k´ under unit stress state are used to represent the sensitivity of axial stress and confining pressure to deformation and permeability characteristics of samples under unit stress state. (2) At the initial stage of unloading the confining pressure, the confining pressure has a greater influence on the permeability of the sample. At the initial stage of loading confining pressure, the confining pressure has a greater influence on the radial strain of the specimen. During the subsequent loading and unloading process, the confining pressure of loading and unloading has a greater influence on the permeability of the sample, and a smaller influence on the axial strain. The loading axial stress has a greater influence on the axial strain of the sample, and a smaller influence on the permeability of the sample. (3) When the axial stress is constant, the increase range of sample permeability increases with the increase of unloading confining pressure range, and the decreasing range of sample permeability increases with the increase of loading confining pressure range, and the increase range of sample permeability under unloading confining pressure is higher than that under increasing confining pressure. (4) In the process of loading axial stress and loading confining pressure, the permeability of samples decreases nonlinearly with the increase of principal stress difference, while the permeability of samples increases nonlinearly with the decrease of principal stress difference in the process of unloading confining pressure.

scholarly journals Experimental study on permeability characteristics of gas-containing raw coal under different stress conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 180558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongming Zhang ◽  
Yushun Yang ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Xin Bai ◽  
Chen Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Coal Sample ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Gas Pressure ◽  
Permeability Characteristics ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Unloading Confining Pressure ◽  
Function Relation

The present experimental study on permeability characteristics for raw coal under different stress states is implemented by applying the triaxial self-made ‘THM coupled with servo-controlled seepage apparatus for gas-containing coal’; the result indicates that the flow rate of gas in the coal sample gradually decreases with the nonlinear loading of axial pressure and increases with the nonlinear unloading of axial stress and confining pressure. The flow rate, axial stress and confining pressure curves all satisfy the negative exponential function relation. When the sample reaches the peak intensity, the sample will be destroyed and the stress will drop rapidly; then the flow rate of the sample will increase rapidly. At this stage, the flow rate and axial strain show an oblique ‘v' pattern. The flow rate of the coal sample increases nonlinearly with the increase of gas pressure; the relation curve between flow rate and gas pressure satisfies the power function relation. Under the same confining pressure and gas pressure conditions, the larger the axial stress, the smaller the flow rate of the coal sample. Under the same axial stress and gas pressure conditions, the flow rate of the coal sample will first decrease, but then increase as the confining pressure decreases. During the post-peak loading and unloading process, the flow rate of the coal sample will decrease with the loading of confining pressure but increase with the unloading of confining pressure, and there will be an increase in wave shape with the increase in axial strain. The flow rate of each loading and unloading confining pressure is higher than that of the previous loading and unloading confining pressure. At the post-peak stage, the relation curve between the flow rate of the coal sample and the confining pressure satisfies the power function relation in the process of loading and unloading confining pressure.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Mechanics and Permeability Properties of Water-Bearing Raw Coal Samples Under In-Situ Stress

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2549
Author(s):  
Zhang ◽  
Wang ◽  
Wang ◽  
Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Axial Strain ◽  
Radial Strain ◽  
Quadratic Function ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Peak Strain ◽  
Permeability Characteristics ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Unloading Confining Pressure

In this paper, we investigated the mechanical and permeability characteristics ofwater-bearing raw coal samples under in-situ stress, and came to some conclusions, as follows: thepeak strength and peak axial strain of samples gradually decrease with the increase of watercontent. Under the same stress condition, the higher the water content is, the lower the axial strainand radial strain will be. The peak strength and peak strain of the sample both decrease with thewater content as a quadratic function. During the post-peak loading and unloading process, withthe increase of the number of cycles of loading and unloading, the radial strain decrement andincrement of the raw coal sample gradually decrease after loading and unloading confiningpressure. The permeability of samples gradually decreases with the loading confining pressure,and the permeability of the sample gradually increases with the unloading confining pressure. Thepermeability of coal samples increases volatility with the increase of axial strain, and the fittedsample permeability and effective stress are subject to the ExpDec1 function distribution.

scholarly journals Failure and Seepage Characteristics of Gas-Bearing Coal under Accelerated Loading and Unloading Conditions

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (23) ◽  
pp. 5141
Author(s):  
Zhang ◽  
Wang ◽  
Du ◽  
Lou ◽  
Wang
Keyword(s):  
Confining Pressure ◽  
In Situ Stress ◽  
Permeability Evolution ◽  
Permeability Model ◽  
Significant Control ◽  
Gas Dynamic ◽  
Working Face ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Seepage Characteristics ◽  
Gas Bearing

In actual mining situations, the advancing speed of the working face is usually accelerated, which may affect the failure and seepage characteristics of gas-bearing coal, and may even induce dynamic disasters. In order to discover the effects of such accelerated advancement of the working face, an experimental study on the failure and seepage characteristics of gas-bearing coal under accelerated loading and unloading conditions was carried out in this work. The results showed that the energy release was more violent and impactful under accelerated loading and unloading paths. The time required for the failure of the sample was significantly shortened. After being destroyed, the breakup of the sample was more severe, and the magnitude of the permeability was greater. Accordingly, the acceleration of the loading and unloading had significant control effects on the failure and permeability of coal and it showed a significant danger of inducing coal and gas dynamic disasters. Meanwhile, the degree of influence of the acceleration on the coal decreased with an increase in the gas pressure and increased significantly with an increase in the initial confining pressure. It was found that for a deep high-gas mine, the accelerated advancement of the working face under a high in situ stress condition would greatly increase the risk of coal and gas dynamic disasters. Then, the permeability evolution model of gas-bearing coal in consideration of changes in the loading and unloading rates was theoretically established in this work, and this permeability model was validated by experimental data. The permeability model was found to be relatively reasonable. In summary, the effects of accelerated loading and unloading on the failure and seepage characteristics of gas-bearing coal were obtained through a combination of experimental and theoretical studies, and the intrinsic relationship between the accelerated advancement of the working face and the occurrence of coal and gas dynamic disasters was discovered in this work.

Comparison of Stress-Strain Relationships of FRP and Actively Confined High-Strength Concrete: Experimental Observations

2014 ◽  
Vol 919-921 ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jian Chin Lim ◽  
Togay Ozbakkloglu
Keyword(s):  
High Strength Concrete ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Confined Concrete ◽  
Lateral Strain ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Strength Concrete ◽  
Actively Confined Concrete

It is well established that lateral confinement of concrete enhances its axial strength and deformability. It is often assumed that, at a same level of confining pressure, the axial compressive stress and strain of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP)-confined concrete at a given lateral strain are the same as those in concrete actively confined concrete. To assess the validity of this assumption, an experimental program relating both types of confinement systems was conducted. 25 FRP-confined and actively confined high-strength concrete (HSC) specimens cast from a same batch of concrete were tested under axial compression. The axial stress-strain and lateral strain-axial strain curves obtained from the two different confinement systems were assessed. The results indicate that, at a given axial strain, lateral strains of actively confined and FRP-confined concretes correspond, when they are subjected to the same lateral confining pressure. However, it is observed that, at these points of intersections on axial strain-lateral strain curves, FRP-confined concrete exhibits a lower axial stress than the actively confined concrete, indicating that the aforementioned assumption is not accurate. The test results indicate that the difference in the axial stresses of FRP-confined and actively confined HSC becomes more significant with an increase in the level of confining pressure.

Study on Mechanical Property of Structural Damaged Expansive Soil with CT-Triaxial Shear Test

2012 ◽  
Vol 599 ◽  
pp. 811-814
Author(s):  
Lang Jing Shi ◽  
Xian Li ◽  
Zhen Peng ◽  
Shi Ji Wang ◽  
Fan Wu
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Property ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Expansive Soil ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Shear Tests ◽  
Triaxial Shear Test ◽  
Damage Area ◽  
Damage Degree

A series of CT-triaxial shear tests were conducted on expancive soil specimens under controlled suction and confining pressure as 50kPa and 100kPa. The derivative and axial stress in each stage and CT images of inner structure of specimens were obtained .The results show that the different damage location and damage degree on expansive soil samples have different effect on soil mechanical property. The deviatoric stress of smaller damage area sample is larger than of bigger damage area specimen when the damage locates at the same place. The deviatoric strain is independent of the damage degree of samples. The CT images show that with the axial strain increasing, the fissures in soil close gradually, the density of soil increases, and the deformation of samples gets larger with the increase of confining pressure.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on the Permeability of Weakly Cemented Rock under Different Stress States in Triaxial Compression Tests

Geofluids ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangwei Fan ◽  
Mingwei Chen ◽  
Dongsheng Zhang ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Shizhong Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Underground Mining ◽  
Axial Strain ◽  
Triaxial Compression ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Initial Permeability ◽  
Compression Tests ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Stress Strain ◽  
Loading And Unloading ◽  
Stress States

Mudstone and shaly coarse sandstone samples of Jurassic units in northwestern China were collected to study the seepage mechanism of weakly cemented rock affected by underground mining operations. Samples were studied using seepage experiments under triaxial compression considering two processes: complete stress-strain and postpeak loading and unloading. The results show that permeability variations closely correspond to deviatoric stress-axial strain during the process of complete stress-strain. The initial permeability is 7 times its minimum, contrasting with lesser differentials of initial, peak, and residual permeability. The magnitude of permeability ranges from 10−17 to 10−19 m2, representing a stable water-resisting property, and is 1 to 2 orders lower in mudstone than that in shaly coarse sandstone, indicating that the water-resisting property of the mudstone is much better than that of the shaly coarse sandstone. Permeability is negatively correlated with the confining pressure. In response to this pressure, the permeability change in mudstone is faster than that in shaly coarse sandstone during the process of postpeak loading and unloading. Weakly cemented rock has lower permeability according to the comparison with congeneric ordinary rocks. This distinction is more remarkable in terms of the initial permeability. Analyses based on scanning electron microscope (SEM) observations and mineral composition indicate that the samples are rich in clay minerals such as montmorillonite and kaolin, whose inherent properties of hydroexpansiveness and hydrosliming can be considered the dominant factors contributing to the seepage properties of weakly cemented rock with low permeability.

scholarly journals Gas Permeability Change with Deformation and Cracking of a Sandstone under Triaxial Compression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuan-Jian LIN ◽  
Jiang-Feng LIU ◽  
Tao CHEN ◽  
Shi-Jia MA ◽  
Pei-Lin WANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Permeability ◽  
Axial Stress ◽  
Triaxial Compression ◽  
Gas Injection ◽  
Injection Pressure ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Loading Path ◽  
Permeability Evolution ◽  
Axial Pressure ◽  
Triaxial Cell

Abstract In this paper, a THMC multi-field coupling triaxial cell was used to systematically study the evolution of gas permeability and the deformation characteristics of sandstone. The effects of confining pressure, axial pressure and air pressure on gas permeability characteristics were fully considered in the test. The gas permeability of sandstone decreases with increasing confining pressure. When the confining pressure is low, the variation of gas permeability is greater than the variation of gas permeability at high confining pressure. The gas injection pressure has a significant effect on the gas permeability evolution of sandstone. As the gas injection pressure increases, the gas permeability of sandstone tends to decrease. At the same confining pressure, the gas permeability of the sample during the unloading path is less than the gas permeability of the sample in the loading path. When axial pressure is applied, the axial stress has a significant influence on the permeability evolution of sandstone. When the axial pressure is less than 30 MPa, the gas permeability of the sandstone increases as the axial pressure increases. At axial pressures greater than 30 MPa, the permeability decreases as the axial pressure increases. Finally, the micro-pore/fracture structure of the sample after the gas permeability test was observed using 3D X-ray CT imaging.

scholarly journals Mechanical Characteristics of Frozen Sandstone under Lateral Unloading: An Experimental Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Gengshe Yang ◽  
Xihao Dong ◽  
Yanjun Shen ◽  
Hui Liu
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Rock Sample ◽  
Triaxial Compression ◽  
Radial Strain ◽  
Peak Stress ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Test System ◽  
Peak Strain ◽  
Rate Of Increase ◽  
Unloading Rate

The lateral unloading strength and deformation of surrounding frozen rock are the key parameters for safety evaluation of frozen shaft construction. A low-temperature and high-pressure rock triaxial test system was used to simulate freezing construction, and a constant axial pressure unloading confining pressure test was carried out on frozen sandstone. The effects of freezing temperature, initial confining pressure, and unloading rate on the strength, deformation, and failure modes of frozen sandstone are studied. The main results of the study are as follows: (1) under the initial confining pressure of 20 MPa, the temperature of the sandstone decreases from 20°C to –5°C, and the peak stress and elastic modulus of triaxial compression increase by approximately 3 times. Under lateral unloading conditions, the peak stress of frozen sandstone is about 2∼3 times that of 20°C sandstone, and the peak strain of 20°C sandstone is smaller than that of frozen sandstone. The temperature of frozen sandstone decreases and the rate of increase in the peak stress of triaxial compression is slightly less than the rate of increase in the peak stress of lateral unloading. (2) The initial confining pressure of frozen sandstone increases, the growth rate of axial and radial strain increases, the radial strain dominates the failure process, and the lateral unloading strength decreases significantly. (3) The lateral unloading rate of frozen sandstone increases, the peak strength increases, and the axial and radial strain decrease. At a low unloading rate, partial creep deformation occurs. (4) The frozen rock sample undergoes tensile splitting failure under lateral unloading. According to the stress-strain curve of the frozen rock sample, the relationship between changes in the deformation modulus and changes in the confining pressure unloading amount during the unloading process of the rock sample is obtained.

scholarly journals Influence of Stress and Crack Patterns on the Sensitive Characteristics of Fissure Sandstone Permeability under Hydromechanical Coupling

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gangwei Fan ◽  
Dongsheng Zhang ◽  
Shuai Zhang ◽  
Qiang Zhao ◽  
Wei Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Axial Stress ◽  
Rock Fracture ◽  
Confining Pressure ◽  
Rock Properties ◽  
Crack Model ◽  
Single Crack ◽  
Fracture Permeability ◽  
Fracture Characteristics ◽  
Hydraulic Aperture ◽  
Seepage Characteristics

The stress-sensitive of seepage characteristics after rock fracture has a crucial effect on the formation and closure of seepage channels, and it is important to study the sensitivity of fracture permeability for engineering seepage prevention. The aim of the current study was to investigate the permeability law of different fracture modes under unloading action. Firstly, the physical and mechanical parameters of the Voronoi polygon block and joint were fitted with rock properties obtained in the laboratory based on the fracture characteristics of triaxial seepage experiment samples. Crack reconstruction technology and a new hydraulic parameter fitting method were used to obtain the hydraulic aperture of microjoints and macrocracks. Then, six single crack models and four models based on typical fracture characteristics of rock samples were established to study the variation of the hydraulic aperture of microcracks and macroscopic cracks in unloading environment and the morphology of the main seepage passages, to explore the seepage characteristics of different angle cracks under different unloading stress paths, and to analyze the law of seepage variation of different crack forms under different stress environments. The results indicated that a horizontal hydraulic aperture is more sensitive to axial stress than a vertical hydraulic aperture and that a vertical hydraulic aperture is more sensitive to confining stress than a horizontal hydraulic aperture. For a single crack model, the sensitivity of a 70–90-degree crack to confining pressure is greater than that of a 40–60-degree crack. The axial stress sensitivity of a 40–60-degree crack is greater than that of a 70–90-degree crack. For a typical fracture model, under the same stress conditions, the sensitivity of four typical cracks to confining pressure is greater than that to axial pressure.

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