A novel and versatile apparatus for brittle rock deformation

被引:71
作者
Collettini, Cristiano [1 ,2 ]
Di Stefano, Giuseppe [2 ]
Carpenter, Brett [2 ]
Scarlato, Piergiorgio [2 ]
Tesei, Telemaco [2 ,3 ]
Mollo, Silvio [2 ]
Trippetta, Fabio [1 ]
Marone, Chris [4 ]
Romeo, Gianni [2 ]
Chiaraluce, Lauro [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Sci Terra, I-00185 Rome, Italy
[2] Ist Nazl Geofis & Vulcanol, Rome, Italy
[3] Univ Perugia, Dipartimento Sci Terra, I-06100 Perugia, Italy
[4] Penn State Univ, Rock & Sediment Mech Lab, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
Biaxial apparatus; Pressure vessel; Friction; ELASTIC-MODULI; FRICTION; EARTHQUAKES; EVOLUTION; ZONES;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijrmms.2013.12.005
中图分类号
P5 [地质学];
学科分类号
0709 ; 081803 ;
摘要
This paper describes a new biaxial rock deformation apparatus within a pressure vessel, consisting of a stainless steel vessel with an internal diameter of 40 cm and six main access ports for electronics (similar to 100 pins), pore fluids (three lines), and confining oil. The apparatus has to ability to work on large rock samples, up to 20 x 20 cm(2), with horizontal and vertical forces up to 1.5 MN. The maximum confining pressure of the vessel is 70 MPa, and fluid flow properties and permeability of large-samples can be tested using up to 8 L of fluids that can be pressurized up to 30 MPa. Sliding velocity during experiments is in the range 0.1 mu m/s - 1.0 cm/s. The machine stiffness is 0.91 kN/mu m and 1.3 kN/mu m for the vertical and horizontal axes, respectively. Measurements on friction, velocity dependence of friction and healing properties of reference material like granite and talc replicate the values presented in the literature. Triaxial stress state tests with controlled confining and pore fluid pressure, and fluid flow through the samples have been performed successfully. The machine is extremely versatile, as it works as a uniaxial, triaxial or true-triaxial apparatus, on rock samples with dimensions ranging from several to tens of centimetres. Due to the broad number of potential operating conditions, we decided to name the machine BRAVA: Brittle Rock deformAtion Versatile Apparatus. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:114 / 123
页数:10
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