LAPSE:2019.0533
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LAPSE:2019.0533
Simulating the Filtration Effects of Cement-Grout in Fractured Porous Media with the 3D Unified Pipe-Network Method
Zizheng Sun, Xiao Yan, Weiqi Han, Guowei Ma, Yiming Zhang
April 15, 2019
In grouting process, filtration is the retention and adsorption of cement-grout particles in a porous/fractured medium. Filtration partly/even completely blocks the transportation channels in the medium, greatly decreasing its permeability. Taking into account filtration effects is essential for accurately estimating the grout penetration region. In this paper, the 3D unified pipe-network method (UPM) is adopted for simulating 3D grout penetration process in a fractured porous medium, considering filtration effects. The grout is assumed to exhibit two-phase flow, and the filtration effects depend on not only the concentration and rheology of the grout but also the porosity and permeability of the fractured porous medium. By comparing the model with the experimental results, we firstly verify the proposed numerical model. Then sensitivity analysis is conducted, showing the influences of grout injection pressures, the water⁻cement ratios of grout (W/C) and the grout injection rates on filtration effect. Finally, the grout filtration process in a complex 3D fractured network is simulated, indicating that the size of the grout penetration region is limited due to filtration.
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filtration effects, fractured porous medium, grout penetration, two-phase flow, unified pipe-network method
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Sun Z, Yan X, Han W, Ma G, Zhang Y. Simulating the Filtration Effects of Cement-Grout in Fractured Porous Media with the 3D Unified Pipe-Network Method. (2019). LAPSE:2019.0533
Author Affiliations
Sun Z: School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin 300130, China
Yan X: State Key Laboratory for Geo-Mechanics and Deep Underground Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, 1 Daxue Road, Xuzhou 221116, China
Han W: School of Public Health, Peking University, 38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China
Ma G: School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin 300130, China
Zhang Y: School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, 5340 Xiping Road, Beichen District, Tianjin 300130, China [ORCID]
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Processes
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7
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1
Article Number
E46
Year
2019
Publication Date
2019-01-16
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2227-9717
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