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dc.contributor.authorRoshan, H.
dc.contributor.authorMasoumi, H.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Yaseri, A.
dc.contributor.authorIglauer, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorLebedev, Maxim
dc.contributor.authorSarmadivaleh, Mohammad
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T08:02:44Z
dc.date.available2018-01-30T08:02:44Z
dc.date.created2018-01-30T05:59:05Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.citationRoshan, H. and Masoumi, H. and Zhang, Y. and Al-Yaseri, A. and Iglauer, S. and Lebedev, M. and Sarmadivaleh, M. 2018. Microstructural effects on mechanical properties of shaly sandstone. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 144 (2): Article ID 06017019.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60898
dc.identifier.doi10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001831
dc.description.abstract

Understanding the mechanical properties of shaly sandstone is of great importance in reservoir geomechanics. Because of the lack of core data, measurements based on acoustic wave velocities are often conducted. In such measurements, the mechanical properties such as uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and Young's modulus (E) are related to the porosity of sandstone and shaly sandstone. However, in many instances, the porosity fails to directly correlate to mechanical properties especially when dispersed clays are present. Therefore, in this study, a set of uniaxial compressive tests on a number of different shaly sandstones was performed. The X-ray computed tomography was conducted on the representative samples from each type of sandstone to assess the porosity, rock composition, and texture. Independent compositional analysis was also carried out on all representative samples to link the samples' composition to their microstructure. Interestingly, it was found that the mechanical properties of these shaly sandstones are well-correlated to the combined clay volume and effective porosity in a multivariate analysis. It was concluded that the univariate analysis solely performed on porosity cannot always correlate well to the mechanical properties of sandstone containing clays. Therefore, a combination of clay volume and effective porosity is more accurately correlated to mechanical properties.

dc.publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
dc.titleMicrostructural effects on mechanical properties of shaly sandstone
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume144
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.issn1090-0241
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
curtin.departmentWASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE)
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