Research on in-situ condition preserved coring and testing systems

As shallow resources are increasingly depleted,the mechanics'theory and testing technology of deep insitu rock has become urgent.Traditional coring technologies obtain rock samples without retaining the in-situ environmental conditions,leading to distortion of the measured parameters.Herein,a coring and testing systems retaining in-situ geological conditions is presented:the coring system that obtains in-situ rock samples,and the transfer and testing system that stores and analyzes the rocks under a reconstructed environment.The ICP-Coring system mainly consists of the pressure controller,active insulated core reactor and insulation layer and sealing film.The ultimate bearing strength of 100 MPa for pressurepreservation,temperature control accuracy of 0.97%for temperature-retained are realized.CH_(4)and CO permeability of the optimized sealing film are as low as 3.85 and 0.33 ppm/min.The average tensile elongation of the film is 152.4%and the light transmittance is reduced to 0%.Additionally,the pressure and steady-state temperature accuracy for reconstructing the in-situ environment of transfer and storage system up to 1%and±0.2 is achieved.The error recorded of the noncontact sensor ring made of lowdensity polymer is less than 6%than that of the contact test.The system can provide technical support for the deep in-situ rock mechanics research,improving deep resource acquisition capabilities and further clarifying deep-earth processes.

Assessment of rapid impact compaction in ground improvement from in-situ testing

Ground improvement has been used on many construction sites to densify granular materials, in other word, to improve soil properties and reduce potential settlement. This work presents a case study of ground improvement using rapid impact compaction （RIC）. The research site comprises the construction of workshop and depots as part of railway development project at Batu Gajah-Ipoh, Malaysia. In-situ testing results show that the subsurface soil comprises mainly of sand and silty sand through the investigated depth extended to 10 m. Groundwater is approximately 0.5 m below the ground surface. Evaluation of improvement was based on the results of pre- and post-improvement cone penetration test （CPT）. Interpretation software has been used to infer soil properties. Load test was conducted to estimate soil settlement. It is found that the technique succeeds in improving soil properties namely the relative density increases from 45% to 70%, the friction angle of soil is increased by an average of 3°, and the soil settlement is reduced by 50%： The technique succeeds in improving soil properties to approximately 5.0 m in depth depending on soil uniformity with depth.

Research progress and application of deep in-situ condition preserved coring and testing

With the depletion of shallow resources,the exploration of deep earth resources has become a global strategy.The study of the different patterns in the physical mechanical properties of rocks at different occurrence depths is the basis for exploring deep into the earth,with the core and premise being the acquisition and testing of deep in-situ core specimens.Based on the original idea of deep in-situ condition preserved coring(ICP-Coring)and testing,combined with theoretical modeling,numerical analysis,test platform development,indoor testing and engineering application,the principles and technologies of deep ICP-Coring are developed.This principle and technology consists of five parts:in-situ pressurepreserved coring(IPP-Coring),in-situ substance-preserved coring(ISP-Coring),in-situ temperaturepreserved coring(ITP-Coring),in-situ light-preserved coring(ILP-Coring),and in-situ moisturepreserved coring(IMP-Coring).The theory and technology of temperature and pressure reconstruction at different occurrence depths and in different environments are proposed,and prototype trial production was completed by following the principle of displacement and tests based on the in-situ reconstructed environment.The notable advances are as follows:(1)Deep in-situ coring system:A pressure-preserved controller with an ultimate bearing capacity greater than 140 MPa,highperformance(temperature-resistant,pressure-resistant,and low thermally conductive)temperaturepreserved materials,an active temperature control system,and high-barrier quality-preserved membrane materials were developed;a deep ICP-Coring capacity calibration platform was independently developed,a deep in-situ coring technology system was developed,and the acquisition of deep in-situ cores was realized.(2)In-situ storage displacement system:Following the dual-circuit hydraulic design idea,a single-drive source push-pull composite grabbing mechanism was designed;the design of the overall structure for the deep in-situ displacement storage system and ultrahigh pressure cabin structure was completed,which could realize docking the coring device and core displacement in the in-situ reconstructed environment.(3)Test analysis system:A noncontact acoustic-electric-magnetic test system was developed under the in-situ reconstructed environment,and the errors between the test results and traditional contact test results were mostly less than 10%;a detachable deep in-situ core true triaxial test system was developed,which could perform loading tests for deep in-situ cores.The relevant technological achievements were successfully applied to the exploration and development of deep resources,such as deep mines,deep-sea natural gas hydrates,and deep oil and gas.The research results provide technical and equipment support for the construction of a theoretical system for deep in-situ rock mechanics,the development of deep earth resources and energy,and the scientific exploration of different layers and occurrence depths(deep and ultradeep)of the Earth.

In-Situ Test on Fatigue Characteristics of Top-Mounted Dividable Pile-Board Subgrade for High-Speed Railway

To simulate the fatigue characteristics of the pile-board structure under long-term dynamic load, using the in-situ dynamic testing system DTS-1, the forced vibration loading was repeated one million times at different cross-sections of the pile-board structure for high-speed railway. The dynamic deformation, permanent deformation and dynamic stress of main reinforcements were measured. The test results show that the dynamic responses of the pile-board structure almost did not vary with the forced vibration times under the simulated trainload. After one million times of forced vibration, the permanent deformations of the midspan section of intermediate span and midspan section of side span were 0.7 mm and 0. 6 mm, respectively, and there was no accumulative plastic deformation at the bearing section of intermediate span.

Effects of temperature and wavelength choice on in-situ dissolution test of Cimetidine tablets

The effects of temperature and wavelength choice on in-situ dissolution test instrument of Cimetidine were studied. Absorbance （A）〈 1.0 is required when using a fiber-optic dissolution test system. The detection wavelength of 2 （218 nm） was replaced by 244 nm to carry out this test. The absorbance of Cimetidine solution at different temperature showed an obvious change. Calibration of Cimetidine solution should be tested at the same temperature （37° C） with the test solution. A suitable wavelength with smaller tangent slope could be chosen for in-situ dissolution test of Cimetidine tablets.

Characterization of microstructure and strain response in Ti-6Al-4V plasma welding deposited material by combined EBSD and in-situ tensile test

Additive layer manufacturing （ALM） of aerospace grade titanium components shows great promise in supplying a cost-effective alternative to the conventional production routes. Complex microstructures comprised of columnar remnants of directionally solidifiedβ-grains, with interior inhabited by colonies of finerα-plate structures, were found in samples produced by layered plasma welding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The application of in-situ tensile tests combined with rapid offline electron backscatter diffraction （EBSD） analysis provides a powerful tool for understanding and drawing qualitative correlations between microstructural features and deformation characteristics. Non-uniform deformation occurs due to a strong variation in strain response between colonies and across columnar grain boundaries. Prismatic and basal slip systems are active, with the prismatic systems contributing to the most severe deformation through coarse and widely spaced slip lines. Certain colonies behave as microstructural units, with easy slip transmission across the entire colony. Other regions exhibit significant deformation mismatch, with local build-up of strain gradients and stress concentration. The segmentation occurs due to the growth morphology and variant constraints imposed by the columnar solidification structures through orientation relationships, interface alignment and preferred growth directions. Tensile tests perpendicular to columnar structures reveal deformation localization at columnar grain boundaries. In this work connections are made between the theoretical macro- and microstructural growth mechanisms and the observed microstructure of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy, which in turn is linked to observations during in-situ tensile tests.

Research of in-situ hydraulic test method by using double packer equipment

Double packer equipment for hydraulic test can be used to measure pressure of test zone directly, and it is frequently used to perform many kinds of hydraulic tests and take groundwater sample from borehole. The test method of this equipment mainly includes the test design, implementation, interpretation and synthetic analysis. By adopting the double packer equipment for hydraulic test, the parameter distribution of rock permeability along borehole can be acquired, as well as the connectivity, water conductivity and water bearing capacity of the disclosed structure and the chemical characteristics of the deep groundwater. It is a necessary method for the research and evaluation of the complex hypotonicity terrace site selection under geological conditions. This method is not only suitable for the geological disposal of high level radioactive waste, but also can be used in the site selection of underground facilities such as storage of petroleum and carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, it has a good application prospect in other hydrogeological investigation fields.

Discussion on bearing capacity of soft rock ground based on in-situ load test

The suitability of five methods was discussed here,taking the typical results from in-situ load test of Renshou Mansion and Caifu Plaza in Yueyang City for example.It shows that bearing capacity can be obtained by the proportion load and limit load from p-s curve with the first and the second point of contraflexure easily.It is recommended that the accurate value of bearing capacity can be obtained by hyperbola fitting method and minimum curvature radius method theoretically.The rebound method is clear in principle,in which the elastoplasticity characteristic is thought about.Out of consideration for the unsteadiness and unobviousness of bearing capacity from relative settlement method,it can be only adopted as reference.So bearing capacity of soft rock ground should be determined by weathering condition of soft rock and curve type.

Field testing of shear strength of granite residual soils

The characteristics of residual soils are very different from those of sedimentary soils.Although the strength characteristics of sedimentary soils have been studied extensively,the shear strength characteristics of granitic residual soils(GRS)subjected to the weathering of parent rocks have rarely been investigated.In this study,the shear strength characteristics of GRS in the Taishan area of southeast China(TSGRS)were studied by field and laboratory tests.The field tests consisted of a cone penetration test(CPT),borehole shear test(BST),self-boring pressuremeter test(SBPT),and seismic dilatometer Marchetti test(SDMT).The shortcomings of laboratory testing are obvious,with potential disturbances arising through the sampling,transportation,and preparation of soil samples.Due to the special structure of GRS samples and the ease of disturbance,the results obtained from laboratory tests were generally lower than those obtained from situ tests.The CPT and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)results indicated significant weathering and crustal hardening in the shallow TSGRS.This resulted in significant differences in the strength and strength parameters of shallow soil obtained by the BST.Based on the SDMT and SBPT results,a comprehensive evaluation method of shear strength for TSGRS was proposed.The SBPT was suitable for evaluating the strength of shallow GRS.The material index(ID)and horizontal stress index(KD)values obtained by the SDMT satisfied the empirical relationship proposed by Marchetti based on the ID index,and were therefore considered suitable for the evaluation of the shear strength of deep GRS.

Study on determination method of in-situ stress using formation fracturing test and Kaiser effect method

A new method, which is based on formation fracturing test and Kaiser effect method, has been developed for confirming the oilfield in-situ stress in this paper. The new method has been used in a certain oilfield of China and the determined oilfield in-situ stresses is more accurate than that based on one single method.

旁压试验在软岩地区单桩承载力估算中的应用

目前软岩地区桩基承载力估算多数依赖于勘察单位的工程经验,存在较大不确定性。限于国产旁压设备试验压力较低,现行《地基旁压试验技术标准》(JGJT 69-2019)未给出基于旁压试验成果估算岩石地区桩基承载力的经验公式。本文依托某工程实例,采用适用于软岩的进口旁压试验设备,并结合国内外研究成果,总结提出通过Menard旁压试验成果估算软岩地区的后注浆灌注桩桩基竖向抗压承载力的计算方法,对比分析了基于勘察报告参数及后注浆增强系数修正的国内规范法、欧洲规范Eurocode 7公式法、Baguelin-彭柏兴修正公式法计算结果,并与静载荷试验双曲线法极限承载力预测结果进行对比验证,结果表明:(1)进口TEXAM型预钻式旁压试验仪,其最大试验压力可达8.0 MPa,用于软岩地区桩基承载力评价具有良好的适用性;(2)基于旁压试验成果,采用Baguelin-彭柏兴修正公式计算的单桩承载力极限值与实测曲线的预测极限值相比误差在5%以内;采用欧洲规范公式计算会高估单桩承载力约8%~15%;(3)采用基于勘察报告经验参数的国内规范方法计算结果较为保守,约有24%~32%的安全富余度。相比于基于勘察报告经验参数的国内规范方法,采用Menard旁压试验原位测试方法并结合Baguelin-彭柏兴修正公式,可充分挖掘软岩地区单桩竖向抗压承载力。

In-situ investigation of deformation behavior and fracture forms of Ti/Al/Mg/Al/Ti laminates

In-situ bending and stretching were conducted on hot-rolled and annealed Ti/Al/Mg/Al/Ti laminates,with a focus on crack initiation and propagation of intermetallics and component layers,which helps to clarify their deformation behavior and fracture forms.The results show that delamination is the early fracture form of laminate with or without intermetallics at Al/Mg interface,so Al/Mg interfacial bonding strength determines the mechanical properties of laminate.Various and irregular intermetallics cracks lead to Al/Mg interface delamination in annealed laminate and help to release stress.Necking and fracture of component layers are observed at the late deformation stage,and the sequence is Al,Mg and Ti layers,resulting from their strength.Angle between crack propagation direction and stretching direction of Mg layer both in rolled and annealed laminates is around 45°due to the effect of shear deformation,and crack convergence leads to final complete fracture of Mg layer.

Microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-Mg_2Si composite fabricated in-situ by vibrating cooling slope

An innovative semisolid technique termed as vibrating cooling slope(VCS)has been applied to producing in-situ Al-25%Mg2Si(mass fraction)composite.The molten Al-16.5Mg-9.4%Si(mass fraction)alloy with 100°C superheat was poured on the surface of an inclined copper plate(set at 45°inclined angle)while it was vibrated at a frequency of 40 Hz and an amplitude of 400μm.After travelling the length of 40 cm on the slope,the resultant semisolid alloy was cast into a steel mold.For the purpose of comparison,reference composite samples were made by gravity casting(GC)and conventionally still cooling slope casting(CS)methods using the same alloy under identical conditions.The samples were hot extruded at 500°C.It was concluded that the size of Mg2Si particles was decreased by about 50%and 70%for the CS and VCS produced samples respectively when compared to that of the GC produced sample.Despite of their higher porosity contents,both the as-cast and hot-extruded VCS processed samples exhibited higher hardness,shear yield stress(SYS)and ultimate shear strength(USS)values as compared with their GC produced counterparts.These results were attributed to the refined and modified microstructure obtained via this newly developed technique.

In-situ analysis of slip transfer and heterogeneous deformation in tension of Mg-5.4Gd-1.8Y-1.5Zn alloy

Slip transfer is influential in determining damage nucleation of polycrystalline material.The interactions between dislocations and grain boundaries(GBs)was investigated using in-situ tension test in a multi-directionally forged Mg-5.4Gd-1.8Y-1.5Zn(wt%)alloy.It was found that strain accommodation of individual grains by means of slip occurred more easily than slip transfer when several slip systems were operable.The basal-basal slip transfer occurred when the GB misorientation was smaller than 34.2°,whereas basal-pyramidal type took place when the crystallographic misorientation was larger than 48.8°.The product of Luster-Morris m factor and the sum of the Schmid factors of the two correlated slip systems indicated that the threshold for basal-basal slip transfer may exist,however,basal-pyramidal slip transfer shows no such threshold and is more complicated.These results presented here demonstrated that besides the geometrical alignment,the deformation details(such as the number of operable slip systems)and stress state in each individual grain must be considered.

In-situ three-dimensional visualization of dynamic tension deformation in ferrite stainless steels

An improved three-dimensional （3-D） experimental visualization methodology is presented tor evaluating the fracture mechanisms of ferritic stainless steels by in-situ tensile testing with an environmental scanning electron microscope （ESEM）. The samples were machined with a radial notched shape and a sloped surface. Both planar surface deformation and sloping surface deformation-induced microvoids were observed during dynamic tension experiments, where a greater amount of information could be obtained from the sloping surface. The results showed that microvoids formed at the grain boundaries of highly elongated large grains. The microvoids nucleated in the severely deformed regions grew nearly parallel to the tensile axis, predominantly along the grain boundaries. The microvoids nucleated at the interface of particles and the matrix did not propagate due to the high plasticity of the matrix. The large microvoids propagated and showed a zigzag shape along the grain boundaries,seemingly a consequence of the fracture of the slip bands caused by dislocation pile-ups. The final failure took place due to the reduction of the load-beating area.

Design and feasibility analysis of a new completion monitoring technical scheme for natural gas hydrate production tests

As a prerequisite and a guarantee for safe and efficient natural gas hydrates(NGHs)exploitation,it is imperative to effectively determine the mechanical properties of NGHs reservoirs and clarify the law of the change in the mechanical properties with the dissociation of NGHs during NGHs production tests by depressurization.Based on the development of Japan’s two offshore NGHs production tests in vertical wells,this study innovatively proposed a new subsea communication technology-accurate directional connection using a wet-mate connector.This helps to overcome the technical barrier to the communication between the upper and lower completion of offshore wells.Using this new communication technology,this study explored and designed a mechanical monitoring scheme for lower completion(sand screens).This scheme can be used to monitor the tensile stress and radial compressive stress of sand screens caused by NGHs reservoirs in real time,thus promoting the technical development for the rapid assessment and real-time feedback of the in-situ mechanical response of NGHs reservoirs during offshore NGHs production tests by depressurization.

超百米深厚细砂覆盖层注浆效果旁压试验研究

为保证超百米深厚细砂覆盖层的注浆加固效果,保障工程长期安全运行,在对国内外现有旁压试验规范剖析的基础上,提出超百米旁压试验的测试方法和参数取值存在的问题和不足,后以某超百米深厚细砂覆盖层中的旁压试验为应用实例,对其注浆加固效果做了深入比较分析。结果表明:①因原始水平地应力复杂且试验成孔不能保证,超百米深厚细砂覆盖层旁压试验特征参数初始压力P_(0)的取值不能简单以作图法或计算法获取,需进一步深入研究;②可以利用旁压特征参数旁压模量(E_(M))、临塑压力(P_(f))作为超百米深厚细砂覆盖层注浆效果评价的关键指标;③经袖阀管注浆加固超百米扰动细砂层后,承载特性指标P_(f)提高约4.7倍,变形特性指标E_(M)提高约7.3倍。

小孔扩张理论在原位测试中的应用研究进展

小孔扩张理论在原位测试理论分析方面具有显著的适用性和重要性。本文主要总结和阐述了小孔扩张理论在原位测试领域如静力触探(cone penetration test,CPT)、孔压静力触探(piezocone penetration test,CPTU)、旁压试验(pressuremeter test,PMT)等近年来的相关研究成果,具体包括锥贯阻力、孔隙水压力和基于CPT/PMT法的桩基承载力预测,以及相关土性参数(强度参数,如不排水抗剪强度、内摩擦角;状态参数,如超固结比与相对密度等)解译方面的应用。最后结合室内及现场试验的应用实例分析,对基于孔扩张理论在原位测试应用中所存在的局限性和不足作了相应的总结,并指出该理论未来还需进一步完善。

基于旁压试验的常州地区典型砂土变形特性研究

常州地区地基中第⑤层超固结砂土层是对各项工程影响最为显著的关键性土层,研究该土层的变形特性对各类地下工程土体和结构变形控制的意义重大。通过对该砂土层开展不同深度土体的原位预钻式旁压加载试验和室内三轴压缩试验,将砂土层加载变形分为初始阶段、弹性阶段和弹塑性阶段。根据应力—应变值得到土体剪切模量及其随剪应变的衰减规律,在考虑超固结比为1.5(OCR=1.5)时,三轴压缩试验结果与旁压试验最为接近。基于试验数据,对Stokoe和Hardin-Drnevich(H-D)方程对比分析发现,Stokoe方程能更好地描述该砂土层的变形特征。在小应变条件下土体的剪切模量衰减很快,进入大变形阶段后剪切模量衰减趋缓。原位试验对土体的扰动程度小于室内试验,旁压试验推求土体的剪切模量随剪应变的变化规律更为合理。研究结果可以为常州地区第⑤层砂土层相关的基础工程设计和施工提供参考。

基于旁压试验确定原位土体变形模量方法适宜性探讨

现行《铁路工程地质原位测试规程》《工程地质手册》中均建议了利用原位旁压试验曲线计算地基土变形模量的方法,不同确定方法针对不同场地不同类型地基土的适宜性值得进一步探究。基于地应力平衡,利用ABAQUS软件建立了能够计算原位地层变形模量的有限元数值分析模型:首先对旁压试验数值分析模型的重要影响参数(模型尺寸、侧压力系数和水平径向应力的敏感性)进行详尽的分析,基于参数敏感性分析的结果进一步优化了数值模型;再利用实测旁压曲线采用数值参数反演的方法获得地基土的变形模量,同时与现行规范及手册建议的计算方法进行对比分析,探讨了不同方法获得结果的差异;最后给出了利用旁压试验获取原位土体变形模量的建议。