Rowe’s Stress-Dilatancy Theory for Hydrate-Bearing Sand
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 17, Issue 1
Abstract
This note examines the strength characteristics of hydrate-bearing sands using Rowe’s 1962 stress-dilatancy theory. The model was examined through comparison with experimental results, covering a wide range of hydrate saturations and different hydrate formation methods. Using the model, and based on measured volumetric strains with shearing, the stress–strain response was predicted without using a cohesion component in the Mohr-Coulomb failure criteria, using the same friction value, regardless of hydrate saturation. This infers that kinematics, rather than cementation, may possibly be a key point in understanding the effect of hydrate on the apparent strength.
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Volume 17 • Issue 1 • January 2017
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Received: Oct 13, 2015
Accepted: Feb 24, 2016
Published online: Mar 30, 2016
Discussion open until: Aug 30, 2016
Published in print: Jan 1, 2017
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