Experimental test method for subcritical propagation rate of rock fractures based on triaxial stress - strain curve

Abstract

The invention discloses an experimental test method for subcritical propagation rate of rock fractures based on triaxial stress-strain curve, including: Step 1: preparing test sample core for experiment; Step 2: putting core into triaxial rock mechanics test system, applying constant radial confining pressure to core, and applying axial stress in the axial direction until the core is macroscopically damaged; recording experimental parameters of axial stress, strain and corresponding loading time of the core; Step 3: drawing stress-strain curve of the test core according to detection data points of axial stress and axial strain; Step 4: in the stress-strain curve of the test core, starting time and ending time of the subcritical propagation stage of fractures inside the core correspond to the initiation stress σci and damage stress σcd, respectively, and calculating subcritical propagation rate of the subcritical fracture propagation stage of the test core.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONTechnical Field[0001]The present invention relates to the technical field of rock mechanics research, in particular to the field of subcritical propagation mechanics of rock fracture, more specifically relating to an experimental test method for subcritical propagation rate of rock fractures based on triaxial stress-strain curve.Description of Prior Art[0002]To deepen the understanding of the forming mechanism of formation fractures, research on rock mechanics can effectively improve fracturing efficiency and increase oil and gas production. At present, the mainstream method is to use Griffith fracture theory, which believes that the equilibrium fracture condition of ideal brittle solid is determined by the surface energy of the solid in vacuum. However, most materials such as rocks actually fracture in environmental medium, and the environmental medium has a very significant impact on fracture process. The most obvious manifestation is that under the acti...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a method for testing a small core plunger sample without the need for prefabricated artificial fractures and surface polishing. This greatly simplifies the core preparation process and improves the success rate of sample preparation and test. The invention also innovates the calculation formula of the subcritical fracture propagation rate of the core in the subcritical propagation stage, which simplifies the experimental data acquisition and leads to more accurate results.

Problems solved by technology

However, most materials such as rocks actually fracture in environmental medium, and the environmental medium has a very significant impact on fracture process.

However, their limitations are also obvious: (1) The sample preparation process of the two test methods is complicated and requires artificial fracture prefabrication, but cannot completely reflect the subcritical propagation process of natural fractures inside the samples; (2) Due to the special configuration of samples, neither of these two test methods can apply effective stress (confining pressure) in the test, greatly restricting the study on subcritical fracture propagation under high effective stress.

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