compressive strength of rocks - john t. foster
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Recall: Mohr Envelope for Sandstone
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Hoek-Brown criterion (parabolic �tting)
and are �tting parameters that depend on rock properties and the degress of fracturing.Typical values
TypicalRange of Types of rocks
carbonate rocks (dolomite, limestone, marble)lithi�ed argillaceous rocks (sandstones, quartizite)arenaceous rocks (andesite, dolerite, diabase, rhyolite)course-grained polyminerallic gineous and metamorphic (amphibolite,gabbro, gneiss, norite, quartz-diorite)
Intact Rocks --
Completely Granualated --
Lade Criterion
with
(�rst invariant of )
(third invariant of )
is atmospheric pressure, and are material constants
Comparison
Mohr-Coulomb modi�ed Lade
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Shear enhanced compaction
Porosity loss in sandstone
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Sandia geomodel (Kayenta)
R.M. Brannon, A.F. Fossum, and O.E. Strack: Tech. rep.
Sandia National Laboratories, 2009.
Kayenta: Theory and User’s Guide.
Tensile strength of rocks
Relatively unimportant!
Reasons:Tensile strength is low compared to compressive strength.When a large enough volume of rock is considered, �aws are bound to existmaking the tensile strength near zero.In situ stress at depth is never tensile.
Opening mode fracture (Mode I)
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Critically stressed crust
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Stress magnitudes controlled by frictionalstrength
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Limits on in situ stress
Optimal angle for frictional sliding:
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