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Numerical Simulation of Triaxial Compression Test Using the GREAT Cell: Preliminary Study

GREAT 셀을 이용한 삼축압축시험의 수치모사: 예비연구

  • Park, Dohyun (Deep Subsurface Storage and Disposal Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources) ;
  • Park, Chan-Hee (Deep Subsurface Storage and Disposal Research Center, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources)
  • 박도현 (한국지질자원연구원 심층처분환경연구센터) ;
  • 박찬희 (한국지질자원연구원 심층처분환경연구센터)
  • Received : 2022.05.17
  • Accepted : 2022.06.09
  • Published : 2022.06.30
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Abstract

The Geo-Reservoir Experimental Analogue Technology (GREAT) cell was designed to recreate the thermal-hydro-mechanical conditions of deep subsurface in the laboratory. This apparatus can generate a polyaxial stress field using lateral loading elements, which rotate around the longitudinal axis of a sample and is capable of performing a fluid flow test for samples containing fractures. In the present study, numerical simulations were carried out for triaxial compression tests using the GREAT cell and the mechanical behavior of samples under different conditions of lateral loading was investigated. We simulated an actual case, in which triaxial compression tests were conducted for a polymer sample without fractures, and compared the results between the numerical analysis and experiment. The surface strain (circumferential strain) of the sample was analyzed for equal and non-equal horizontal confining pressures. The results of the comparison showed a good consistency. Additionally, for synthetic cases with a fracture, we investigated the effect of the friction and type of fracture surface on the deformation behavior.

GREAT 셀은 실험실에서 심부지층의 열-수리-역학적 조건을 구현하기 위해 설계된 시험장비로서, 시료 길이방향 축을 중심으로 회전하는 측면의 가압장치를 이용하여 다축 응력장을 생성할 수 있고 균열이 포함된 시료에 대해 유체유동 실험이 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 GREAT 셀을 이용한 삼축압축시험을 수치 해석적으로 모사하고 시료 측면에 작용하는 구속압 조건에 따른 역학적 거동을 분석하였다. 균열이 없는 고분자 재질의 시료에 대한 삼축압축시험 사례를 수치모사하여 실험결과와 비교하였다. 수평 구속압의 균등 및 불균등 조건에서 시료 표면의 변형률(원주변형률)을 분석하였으며, 실험결과와 유사한 경향을 보이는 것으로 검토되었다. 추가로 균열이 포함된 가상의 시료모델을 구성하여 균열면의 마찰 특성 및 형상이 시료 변형에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 한국지질자원연구원의 기본사업인 '심지층 개발과 활용을 위한 지하심부 특성평가 기술개발(과제코드 GP2020-010)'의 일환으로 수행되었습니다.

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