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Analysis of flow path around the sealing section HG-A experiment in the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory |
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| Authors: | Wenjie Xu Hua Shao Paul Marschall Jürgen Hesser Olaf Kolditz |
| Institution: | 1. Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hanover, Germany 2. Technical University Dresden (TUD), Dresden, Germany 3. National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste (NAGRA), Wettingen, Switzerland 4. Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig, Germany |
| Abstract: | As part of the HG-A experiment in the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory, large-scale in situ water/gas injection experiments was conducted in a microtunnel. This research work focuses on the numerical analysis of the experimental data and the in situ observations. Concerning a temporary change of the hydromechanical properties of Opalinus Clay during experimental operations, three phases were numerically interpreted. These included the generation of excavation damaged zone during tunnel excavation, in which highly permeable flow paths around the tunnel have been formed; the self-sealing effect during water tests; and the pressure evolution during a long-term gas injection test. A coupled two-phase flow and mechanics model, taking into account the strong anisotropic properties of Opalinus Clay, was developed to interpret the measured data. The hydraulic anisotropy was described by a transversely isotropic permeability tensor. An elasto-plastic model was established to consider both stiffness anisotropy and strength anisotropy. Anisotropic plasticity was studied using the microstructure tensor method. |
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