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dc.contributor.authorZhang, Y.
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Z.
dc.contributor.authorSarmadivaleh, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorLebedev, Maxim
dc.contributor.authorBarifcani, Ahmed
dc.contributor.authorIglauer, Stefan
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-29T12:28:24Z
dc.date.available2018-06-29T12:28:24Z
dc.date.created2018-06-29T12:08:49Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationZhang, Y. and Zhang, Z. and Sarmadivaleh, M. and Lebedev, M. and Barifcani, A. and Iglauer, S. 2017. Prediction of microscale rock mechanical performance from microCT images: Heterogeneous coal as an example, 51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, pp. 3578-3582.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69120
dc.description.abstract

© 2017 ARMA, American Rock Mechanics Association. The prediction of rock mechanical performance is very important as it is directly related to safety issues and geological engineering design. However, there is a lack of understanding at the micrometer scale. Thus we introduce a new method to predict micro scale rock mechanical properties based on microCT imaging, combined with nanoindentation testing and discrete element method (DEM) modelling. Essentially microCT scanning and nanoindentation testing provide the morphology and mechanical property inputs for the DEM simulation. As an example the CO2-swelling effect of a highly heterogeneous coal sample is presented, and we were able to correctly predict the internal stresses, and the failure mechanisms of the unswelling (mineral) phase, consistent with lab experiments. We thus conclude that the proposed method can accurately and efficiently predict the rock mechanical performance at microscale.

dc.titlePrediction of microscale rock mechanical performance from microCT images: Heterogeneous coal as an example
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.volume5
dcterms.source.startPage3578
dcterms.source.endPage3582
dcterms.source.title51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017
dcterms.source.series51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2017
dcterms.source.isbn9781510857582
dcterms.source.conference51st US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium
dcterms.source.placeUSA
curtin.departmentWASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE)
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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