Distributed measurement of minimum and maximum in-situ stress in substrates
Abstract
A system for performing distributed measurements of in-situ stress includes an expandable element with at least one fiber optic sensor. The expandable element can be positioned at various depths in a hole in a substrate. A pressurizing device expands (and contracts) the expandable element when the expandable element is inserted in the hole in the substrate to exert pressure on the hole wall. A pressure sensor provides a sensor output indicative of a pressure applied to the hole wall by the expandable element. The fiber optic sensor and an optical interrogator measure strain along a length of the sensor in a continuous, high spatial resolution manner Based on the measured strain and pressure sensor output, the system determines various properties of the substrate such as, minimum principal stress, maximum principal stress, and/or principal stress direction associated with one or more fractures in the substrate, as well as substrate modulus.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Luna Innovations, Roanoke, VA (United States); Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1824024
- Patent Number(s):
- 11022717
- Application Number:
- 16/114,376
- Assignee:
- Luna Innovations Incorporated (Roanoke, VA); Tennessee Technological University (Cookeville, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01L - MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0015129
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 08/28/2018
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Ohanian, III, Osgar John, Vandenberge, Daniel R., and Davis, Matthew Anthony. Distributed measurement of minimum and maximum in-situ stress in substrates. United States: N. p., 2021.
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