... of not more than 300 words; illustrations may not be copied. The abstract must contain conspicuous acknowledgement of where and by whom the paper was presented. ABSTRACT: The description of the behavior of rock masses is usually based on the behavior of intact rock samples studied in the laboratory. One...

...ARMA/NARMS 04-498 Digital Core Laboratory: Reservoir core analysis from 3D images C. H. Arns1, H. Averdunk1, F. Bauget1, A. Sakellariou1, T.J. Senden1, A.P. Sheppard1, R. M. Sok1, W.V. Pinczewski2, and M.A. Knackstedt1,2 1Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physical Sciences...

... test laboratory pulse velocity Standard Deviation 1. INTRODUCTION The design of drilled foundations, footings, and rafts in soft rocks requires quantification of the strength properties of the rock in order to be rational [1]. Since sampling of these materials is difficult and costly...

... ABSTRACT ABSTRACT In 1992, the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) laboratory, under DOE sponsorship, began testing very small, 5 inch diameter cutters built by Excavation Engineering Associates, Inc, (EEA), These cutters utilized an entirely non-traditional mounting method, shaft, and bearing...

... mechanical methods was calculated and analyzed. A comparison of the results of the laboratory experiment and the in-suit samples showed that the particle distributions of detritus and debris follow the same mathematical model and have similar trends. 1 INTRODUCTION In recent years, the development and use...

... and retrievability standpoint. The content of each model is presented and analysed. In order to verify the pertinence of these models, in situ geomechanical experiments are envisaged in the Underground Research Laboratory to be constructed in the argilites formation. The strategy of numerical modeling program...

... Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas Simulation reservoir geomechanics strength core analysis axial strain sandstone loading stiffness particle compaction stress release bond strength experiment laboratory laboratory experiment stress level size effect synthetic sandstone damage effect...

... Reservoir Characterization Reservoir Compaction Upstream Oil & Gas compaction rotation experiment grain fragmentation laboratory microscopy reservoir geomechanics Castlegate porosity compressive stress Fredrich US government breakage AE activity society of petroleum...

..., porosity, water content, permeability and mineralogy were determined on all the stratum on core samples (research laboratories) and in boreholes (in-situ). Some uniaxial and triaxial compression tests were performed on samples coming from different depths. Mechanical behaviour is determined as elasto-visco...

... and analytical calculations in terms that are relevant to excavation design; and calibrating properties related to time-dependent strength degradation using results of laboratory long-term loading tests. As such, the project encompasses a wide range of geotechnical skills and technologies. Reservoir...

..., a value of permeability can be assigned. This flexibility allows empirical permeability functional relationships to be evaluated. Upstream Oil & Gas Mean stress penneability Fluid Dynamics rock salt laboratory flow in porous media total volumetric strain dilatant volumetric strain...

... failure compression test transition laboratory Reservoir Characterization volumetric strain load path compression loading flow rule strain increment fossum compaction cap plasticity model plastic strain deformation Pacific Rocks 2000, Girard, Liebman, Breeds & Doe (eds) O 2000 Balkema...

... Laboratory, Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories, CANMET, Natural Resources Canada. Plouffe, M. 1995. Personal communication. Val d'Dor Laboratory, Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories, CANMET, Natural Resources Canada. Van Dillen, D.E., Fellner, R.W. and Ewing, R.D. 1981. Modernization of the BMINES...

... ABSTRACT: Large-scale in situ experiments are being conducted at Atomic Energy of Canada Limiteds Underground Research Laboratory. Excavations at depths of 240-m and 420-m below the ground surface provide access to the largely unfractured granite within the Lac du Bonnet batholith...

... that are chemically, mineralogically, and physically compatible with their host. This paper presents the results of collaborative work directed by Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and supported by Whitesell Laboratories (WL), operated by Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd. The work was undertaken in support of the Waste...

... inside the rockmass, and that valid information can be extracted from laboratory tests on intact rock to assess the initiation of rockmass damage (Castro, 1996). This papers proposes that potential zones of damage initiation (DI) around deep excavations can be reliably predicted by performing elastic...

... experiments at the MoI underground laboratory, as part of European Community research programs. These experiments concerned ways of supporting galleries in the clay, and the effect of temperature and ventilation on hydromechanical behaviour. The December 30, 1991 law concerning research on the management...

... ABSTRACT : The rock core and the boreholes of 7 drillsites, each one penetrating about 15 metres into the bedrock at a contaminated site, are used in a field and laboratory investigation of the fluid flow properties of the fractured orthoquartzite bedrock formation. Porosity and hydraulic...

... on methodology for the extrapolation of penetration rates predicted by a TBM manufacturer based on special rock sample tests performed in its laboratory. Another method is based on the analysis of actual TBM performance in relation to rock index properties, particularly Total Hardness, H t and the Field...

... ABSTRACT ABSTRACT: Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) results from laboratory shear strength tests are an important ingredient in the often complex process of selecting shear strengths judged to be representative of insitu strengths. Variability in test results on seemly similar...