ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the time-dependent swelling-softening process in clay shale around a drilled hole subject to fresh water invasion. A specially designed triaxial cell was fabricated for the purpose of this study. Computer tomography scanning was used to examine the deformation of the hole during swelling. In addition, the amount of sodium chlorine ions released from the shale specimen into the water was continually monitored. The test results show that the swelling-softening process is a mechanical-hydraulic-chemical coupled process. A new mathematical framework is developed and proposed for borehole stability analysis. Governing equations involving equilibrium and mass balances for fluid and ions must be included in the analysis. Constitutive relations describing modulus reduction due to swelling must be also taken into account.
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4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium
July 31–August 3, 2000
Seattle, Washington
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9058091554
Swelling and Softening Behaviour of Clay Shale Around a Drilled Hole
R.C.K. Wong
R.C.K. Wong
University of Calgary
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Paper presented at the 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, July 2000.
Paper Number:
ARMA-2000-0239
Published:
July 31 2000
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Wong, R.C.K. "Swelling and Softening Behaviour of Clay Shale Around a Drilled Hole." Paper presented at the 4th North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Seattle, Washington, July 2000.
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