Analysis of displacement and strain data for the determination of the in-situ deformability of rock masses
The in-situ deformability of a highly jointed basalt rock mass was determined by two distinctly different methods: one, by the NX-borehole jack method where the displacements of opposing curved platens were related to the applied hydraulic pressures, and; two, by the modified Goodman jack method where the tangential strains on the borehole walls were related to the induced tangential stresses. The modulus obtained by the modified Goodman jack method were much higher than those obtained by the NX-borehole jack method. To explain the discrepancy, the influence of fractures and test variables such as depth, orientation, hole number and applied pressure on the calculated modulus of the rock mass were analyzed by factorial analysis and it was found that the orientations and depths of measurement has statistically significant effects. The in-situ deformability values obtained by non-linear regression analysis were also found comparable with other measurements and empirically predicted values for the basalt rock mass.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations; Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA). Dept. of Metallurgical and Mineral Engineering
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-77RL01030
- OSTI ID:
- 5203768
- Report Number(s):
- RHO-BW-SA-197-P; ON: DE82012540
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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