Openings excavated in rocks with anisotropic strength are often affected by serious instability, related to slip along the weakness planes. The Jaeger criterion, which is a discontinuous approach, is widely used in the mining and oil and gas industry, because is based on well-known rock strength parameters. However, this model cannot capture features related to the stability of openings drilled in some anisotropic rocks with the combined effect of the in situ state of stress. The Hoek & Brown criterion, adapted to anisotropic rocks, is a continuous criterion that can describe the complex behavior of different types of anisotropy exhibited by rock material. Here we interpreted the results of triaxial tests carried out on a shale and we defined the parameters of the Jaeger criterion and the modified Hoek & Brown criterion. We investigated the stability of boreholes drilled in this shale by varying the in situ state of stress and we compared the results of the two criteria. We found that the Hoek & Brown criterion can appropriately describe the behavior of this shale and can predict more accurately the width of the instability of openings excavated in different conditions.
Analysis of the Stability of Openings Excavated in Anisotropic Rocks / Deangeli, Chiara; Cardu, Marilena; Martinelli, Daniele. - ELETTRONICO. - 126(2021), pp. 361-368. ((Intervento presentato al convegno IACMAG 2021 tenutosi a Torino nel 5-8 May 2021 [10.1007/978-3-030-64518-2_43].
Titolo: | Analysis of the Stability of Openings Excavated in Anisotropic Rocks | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2021 | |
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Abstract: | Openings excavated in rocks with anisotropic strength are often affected by serious instability, ...related to slip along the weakness planes. The Jaeger criterion, which is a discontinuous approach, is widely used in the mining and oil and gas industry, because is based on well-known rock strength parameters. However, this model cannot capture features related to the stability of openings drilled in some anisotropic rocks with the combined effect of the in situ state of stress. The Hoek & Brown criterion, adapted to anisotropic rocks, is a continuous criterion that can describe the complex behavior of different types of anisotropy exhibited by rock material. Here we interpreted the results of triaxial tests carried out on a shale and we defined the parameters of the Jaeger criterion and the modified Hoek & Brown criterion. We investigated the stability of boreholes drilled in this shale by varying the in situ state of stress and we compared the results of the two criteria. We found that the Hoek & Brown criterion can appropriately describe the behavior of this shale and can predict more accurately the width of the instability of openings excavated in different conditions. | |
ISBN: | 978-3-030-64517-5 978-3-030-64518-2 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 4.1 Contributo in Atti di convegno |
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