The distribution and intensity of tectonic fractures within geologic units are important to hydrocarbon exploration and development. Taken the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation interbedded sandstone-mudstone in the Or...The distribution and intensity of tectonic fractures within geologic units are important to hydrocarbon exploration and development. Taken the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation interbedded sandstone-mudstone in the Ordos Basin as an example, this study used the finite element method（FEM） based on geomechanical models to study the development of tectonic fractures. The results show that the sandstones tend to generate tectonic fractures more easily than mudstones with the same layer thickness, and the highest degree of tectonic fractures will be developed when the sandstone-mudstone thickness ratio is about 5.0. A possible explanation is proposed for the tectonic fracture development based on two important factors of rock brittleness and mechanical layer thickness. Generally, larger rock brittleness and thinner layer thickness will generate more tectonic fractures. In interbedded sandstone-mudstone formations, the rock brittleness increases with the increasing mechanical layer thickness, hence, these two factors will achieve a balance for the development of tectonic fractures when the sandstone-mudstone thickness ratio reaches a specific value, and the development degree of tectonic fractures is the highest at this value.展开更多
三峡库区发育有大量三叠系巴东组第四段紫红色泥岩(T 2 b 4,简称为巴东组紫红色泥岩),受库水位升降的影响其强度易弱化而影响库岸边坡的稳定性,开展三峡库区巴东组紫红色泥岩强度弱化特性的研究可为相关工程地质条件的评价提供参考。首...三峡库区发育有大量三叠系巴东组第四段紫红色泥岩(T 2 b 4,简称为巴东组紫红色泥岩),受库水位升降的影响其强度易弱化而影响库岸边坡的稳定性,开展三峡库区巴东组紫红色泥岩强度弱化特性的研究可为相关工程地质条件的评价提供参考。首先,依次开展了干湿循环试验和三轴压缩试验,分析巴东组紫红色泥岩的强度弱化特性,并通过CT扫描试验观察试样表面与内部的细观损伤特性;其次,基于CT扫描重构模型,开展了考虑试样内部初始损伤的三轴压缩条件下数值模拟试验;最后,基于岩石的变形特征,提出考虑岩石变开过程压密阶段的能量消耗的一种新的能量耗散模型。试验结果表明:0~10 kPa预应力下的干湿循环试验只对试样表面粗糙度有轻微的影响;干湿循环条件下,试样的峰值强度和残余强度与干湿循环次数呈负线性相关;基于CT扫描重构模型的试样三轴压缩数值模拟试验结果与室内三轴压缩试验结果具有较好的一致性,能体现试样内部的初始损伤特性,更符合实际;改进后的能量耗散模型适合于分析考虑岩石压密阶段的变形过程。展开更多
基金financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2015QNA69)the State Key Laboratory of Continental Tectonics and Dynamics(No.K201406)the PetroChina Major Science and Technology Project(No.2011E-2602)
文摘The distribution and intensity of tectonic fractures within geologic units are important to hydrocarbon exploration and development. Taken the Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation interbedded sandstone-mudstone in the Ordos Basin as an example, this study used the finite element method（FEM） based on geomechanical models to study the development of tectonic fractures. The results show that the sandstones tend to generate tectonic fractures more easily than mudstones with the same layer thickness, and the highest degree of tectonic fractures will be developed when the sandstone-mudstone thickness ratio is about 5.0. A possible explanation is proposed for the tectonic fracture development based on two important factors of rock brittleness and mechanical layer thickness. Generally, larger rock brittleness and thinner layer thickness will generate more tectonic fractures. In interbedded sandstone-mudstone formations, the rock brittleness increases with the increasing mechanical layer thickness, hence, these two factors will achieve a balance for the development of tectonic fractures when the sandstone-mudstone thickness ratio reaches a specific value, and the development degree of tectonic fractures is the highest at this value.
文摘三峡库区发育有大量三叠系巴东组第四段紫红色泥岩(T 2 b 4,简称为巴东组紫红色泥岩),受库水位升降的影响其强度易弱化而影响库岸边坡的稳定性,开展三峡库区巴东组紫红色泥岩强度弱化特性的研究可为相关工程地质条件的评价提供参考。首先,依次开展了干湿循环试验和三轴压缩试验,分析巴东组紫红色泥岩的强度弱化特性,并通过CT扫描试验观察试样表面与内部的细观损伤特性;其次,基于CT扫描重构模型,开展了考虑试样内部初始损伤的三轴压缩条件下数值模拟试验;最后,基于岩石的变形特征,提出考虑岩石变开过程压密阶段的能量消耗的一种新的能量耗散模型。试验结果表明:0~10 kPa预应力下的干湿循环试验只对试样表面粗糙度有轻微的影响;干湿循环条件下,试样的峰值强度和残余强度与干湿循环次数呈负线性相关;基于CT扫描重构模型的试样三轴压缩数值模拟试验结果与室内三轴压缩试验结果具有较好的一致性,能体现试样内部的初始损伤特性,更符合实际;改进后的能量耗散模型适合于分析考虑岩石压密阶段的变形过程。
