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Elastoplastic Analysis of Circular Opening Based on a New Strain-Softening Constitutive Model and Its Engineering Application in Hydraulic Fracturing
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Constitutive effect is extremely important for the research of the mechanical behavior of surrounding rock in hydraulic fracturing engineering.
In this paper, based on the triaxial test results, a new elastic-peak plastic-softening-fracture constitutive model (EPSFM) is proposed by considering the plastic bearing behavior of the rock mass.
Then, the closed-form solution of a circular opening is deduced with the nonassociated flow rule under the cavity expansion state.
Meanwhile, the parameters of the load-bearing coefficient and brittles coefficient are introduced to describe the plastic bearing capacity and strain-softening degrees of rock masses.
When the above two parameters take different values, the new solution of EPSFM can be transformed into a series of traditional solutions obtained based on the elastic-perfectly plastic model (EPM), elastic-brittle plastic model (EBM), elastic-strain-softening model (ESM), and elastic-peak plastic-brittle plastic model (EPBM).
Therefore, it can be applied to a wider range of rock masses.
In addition, the correctness of the solution is validated by comparing with the traditional solutions.
The effect of constitutive relation and parameters on the mechanical response of rock mass is also discussed in detail.
The research results show that the fracture zone radii of circular opening presents the characteristic of EBM > EPBM > ESM > EPSFM; otherwise, it is on the contrast for the critical hydraulic pressure at the softening-fracture zone interface; the postpeak failure radii show a linear decrease with the increase of load-bearing coefficients or a nonlinear increase with the increasing brittleness coefficient.
This study indicates that the rock mass with a certain plastic bearing capacity is more difficult to be cracked by hydraulic fracturing; the higher the strain-softening degree of rock mass is, the easier it is to be cracked.
From a practical point of view, it provides very important theoretical values for determining the fracture range of the borehole and providing a design value of the minimum pumping pressure in hydraulic fracturing engineering.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, T.& Ye, Q. S.. 2018. Elastoplastic Analysis of Circular Opening Based on a New Strain-Softening Constitutive Model and Its Engineering Application in Hydraulic Fracturing. Advances in Civil Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115732
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, T.& Ye, Q. S.. Elastoplastic Analysis of Circular Opening Based on a New Strain-Softening Constitutive Model and Its Engineering Application in Hydraulic Fracturing. Advances in Civil Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115732
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, T.& Ye, Q. S.. Elastoplastic Analysis of Circular Opening Based on a New Strain-Softening Constitutive Model and Its Engineering Application in Hydraulic Fracturing. Advances in Civil Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115732
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115732