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MORATUWA ENGINEERING RESEARCH CONFERENCE (MERCON 2021) / 7TH INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Volume -, Issue -, Pages 409-414Publisher
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/MERCON52712.2021.9525737
Keywords
peak strength; residual strength; multistage triaxial test; hydrostatic test
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This study investigated the coefficients of effective stress of Bibai Sandstone under different conditions, and discussed the applicability of Modified Failure Envelope Method (MFEM) through experiments and microstructure analysis.
Fluid in porous rocks affect the performance of rock structures and thus it is important to determine the effective stress in wide range of rock engineering applications. In this study, Bibai Sandstone, a hard-clastic rock, was subjected to multistage and single stage triaxial tests to determine the coefficients of effective stress corresponding to peak and residual strength states (alpha(-Peak) and alpha(-Residual)) through, Modified Failure Envelope Method (MFEM). The coefficients of effective stress of intact and fractured Bibai Sandstone specimens (alpha(-Biot's) and alpha(-Fractured)) were determined using hydrostatic compression test and compared with the values obtained for alpha(-Peak) and alpha(-Residual) by MFEM. Microstructure analysis was carried out on the images of blue resin impregnated thin sections using Imagej software and a post-compression macrostructure analysis was performed using micro-focus X-ray computed tomography (CT). alpha(-Biot's) and alpha(-Peak) decreased with increasing confining pressure which was related to the microstructure of the rocks. Further, the applicability of MFEM were discussed.
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