Photoporomechanics: An Experimental Method to Visualize the Effective Stress Field in Fluid-Filled Granular Media

Li, Wei; Meng, Yue; Primkulov, Bauyrzhan K.; Juanes, Ruben

doi:10.1103/physrevapplied.16.024043

Photoporomechanics: An Experimental Method to Visualize the Effective Stress Field in Fluid-Filled Granular Media

Journal Article · Wed Aug 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Physical Review Applied

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevapplied.16.024043· OSTI ID:1852613

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Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); OSTI
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Effective stress governs the mechanical behavior of porous media. In this study, we use photoelasticimetry to visualize the evolving effective stress field in fluid-filled granular media in processes that couple fluid flow and mechanical deformation. We refer to this experimental method as photoporomechanics. We develop a fabrication process to produce millimeter-scale residual-stress-free photoelastic spheres with high geometric accuracy. We use color to quantify the forces acting on the particles over a wide range of forces, while using light intensity for a small range of forces. We then provide an application of photoporomechanics to illustrate the evolution of effective stress during one-dimensional consolidation: a process by which the stresses caused by a sudden load are gradually transmitted through a fluid-filled granular pack as the fluid drains and excess pore pressures dissipate. We report our technique provides a powerful experimental model system to study the grain-scale underpinning of coupled solid-fluid processes in granular media.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018357

OSTI ID:: 1852613

Journal Information:: Physical Review Applied, Journal Name: Physical Review Applied Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 16; ISSN 2331-7019

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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