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Analysis Of Stress And Structural Characteristics Of Sandstone Using Ct Scanning And Fractal Theory

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  • GANG LI

    (College of Mining, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning 123000, P. R. China)

  • YUAN MIAO

    (College of Mining, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning 123000, P. R. China)

  • JINSUI WU

    (��Hebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing 101601, P. R. China)

  • FENGYAN ZHANG

    (��Hebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing 101601, P. R. China)

  • SHANGXIAN YIN

    (��Hebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing 101601, P. R. China)

  • BIN XU

    (��Hebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing 101601, P. R. China)

  • YUANYUAN LI

    (��Hebei State Key Laboratory of Mine Disaster Prevention, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Beijing 101601, P. R. China)

Abstract

The pores and fissures in loaded rock masses are the main channels for underground flow, and may cause serious accidents during the development of groundwater resources. This work presents an efficient method for analyzing the microstructure of the loaded rock mass using fractal theory and computed tomography (CT) scanning. A relation between the microstructure features of the sandstone porosity, fractal dimension, and loading stress is developed using an image identification technique. The results demonstrate that the distribution trends of sandstone samples’ slice porosities in the xz- and yz-directions are nearly identical, and the distribution in the xy-direction differs significantly from those in xz- and yz-directions. The total and connected porosities increase with the increase of stress, and the change can be fitted to straight lines. The fractal dimensions of the pores change significantly with stress or loading stress in the xy-direction.

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  • Gang Li & Yuan Miao & Jinsui Wu & Fengyan Zhang & Shangxian Yin & Bin Xu & Yuanyuan Li, 2023. "Analysis Of Stress And Structural Characteristics Of Sandstone Using Ct Scanning And Fractal Theory," FRACTALS (fractals), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 31(08), pages 1-18.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:fracta:v:31:y:2023:i:08:n:s0218348x23401710
    DOI: 10.1142/S0218348X23401710
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