A portable triaxial cell for beamline imaging of rocks under triaxial state of stress

Author:

Syed AmerORCID,Tanino YukieORCID,LaManna Jacob M,Jacobson David L,Hussey Daniel S,Baltic Eli,Burca GenovevaORCID

Abstract

Abstract With recent developments in direct imaging techniques using x-ray and neutron imaging, there is an increasing need for efficient test setups to study the mechanical and/or transport behavior of porous rocks. Bespoke designs from commercial suppliers are expensive and often difficult to modify. This paper presents a novel design of a portable triaxial cell for imaging deformation (and a suggested adaptation to introduce fluid transport) through rocks/sand/soil under the triaxial states of stress representative of those encountered in the case of groundwater aquifers or subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs. The design philosophy and the parameters are detailed so that interested researchers can use this experimental setup as a template to design and modify triaxial cells to suit their own experimental requirements. The design has been used in two imaging beamlines: Imaging and Material Science & Engineering (IMAT), ISIS facility, Harwell, Oxfordshire, UK, and BT2 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD, USA. The mass attenuation coefficients extracted from the 2D radiograms of the triaxial cell were compared with those reported in the literature. Further suggestions for the adaptation of the triaxial cells for studying the mechanics of deformation and fracture in rocks are included.

Funder

Science and Technology Facilities Council

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Subject

Applied Mathematics,Instrumentation,Engineering (miscellaneous)

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