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Constitutive model development and field simulation of excavation damage in bedded argillaceous rock
Argillaceous rocks are candidate host and/or cap formations for the geological disposal of nuclear wastes in many countries, including Canada, France and Switzerland. The understanding of the long term mechanical behaviour of such rocks is an essential requirement for the assessment of their performance as a barrier against radionuclide migration. Due to the existence of bedding, argillaceous rocks are inherently anisotropic and the development of stress-strain models for their mechanical behaviour needs to take this anisotropy into account. This paper presents two examples of the practical implementation of stress-strain relationships in finite element models to simulate the excavation damage zones (EDZ) in bedded argillaceous rocks. The first example concerns the EDZ around a micro-tunnel in Opalinus Clay, in Switzerland. The second example relates to the EDZ around the century-old tunnel in Tournemire shale, in France. Both examples show the importance of developing robust stress-strain models that can replicate inherent anisotropy of the rock, and of calibrating and validating the models with a comprehensive set of laboratory experiments. The second example shows the additional influence of dessication and fault zone on the extent and shape of the EDZ.
Constitutive model development and field simulation of excavation damage in bedded argillaceous rock
Argillaceous rocks are candidate host and/or cap formations for the geological disposal of nuclear wastes in many countries, including Canada, France and Switzerland. The understanding of the long term mechanical behaviour of such rocks is an essential requirement for the assessment of their performance as a barrier against radionuclide migration. Due to the existence of bedding, argillaceous rocks are inherently anisotropic and the development of stress-strain models for their mechanical behaviour needs to take this anisotropy into account. This paper presents two examples of the practical implementation of stress-strain relationships in finite element models to simulate the excavation damage zones (EDZ) in bedded argillaceous rocks. The first example concerns the EDZ around a micro-tunnel in Opalinus Clay, in Switzerland. The second example relates to the EDZ around the century-old tunnel in Tournemire shale, in France. Both examples show the importance of developing robust stress-strain models that can replicate inherent anisotropy of the rock, and of calibrating and validating the models with a comprehensive set of laboratory experiments. The second example shows the additional influence of dessication and fault zone on the extent and shape of the EDZ.
Constitutive model development and field simulation of excavation damage in bedded argillaceous rock
Nguyen, T. S. (author) / Li, Z. (author) / Le, D. A. (author)
European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering ; 27 ; 2850-2871
2023-07-04
22 pages
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