Permeability and Direct Shear Test Determinations of Barnwell Core in Support of UNESE
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
A critical component of the Underground Nuclear Explosion Signatures Experiment (UNESE) program is a realistic understanding of the post-detonation processes and changes in the environment that produce observable physical and radio-chemical signatures. Rock and fracture properties are essential parameters for any UNESE test bed. In response to the need for accurate modeling scenarios of these observations, an experimental program to determine the permeability and direct shear fracture properties of Barnwell core was developed. Room temperature gas permeability measurements of Barnwell core dried at 50degC yield permeability ranging from 6.24E-02 Darcys to 6.98E-08 Darcys. Friction angles from the direct shear tests vary from 28.1deg to 44.4deg for residual shear strength and average 47.9deg for peak shear strength. Cohesion averaged 3.2 psi and 13.3 psi for residual and peak shear strength values respectively. The work presented herein is the initial determination of an ongoing broader material characterization effort.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1734478
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2018-9134; 667204
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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