西部弱胶结软岩细观结构及水理特性试验

为准确掌握西部弱胶结软岩的水理特性,对采自陕北矿区的红砂岩进行水理及力学特性试验,并基于电镜(SEM)扫描图像分析细观结构特性,建立岩石细观结构与其宏观水理特性间的联系。试验表明:红砂岩具有明显的饱水软化和吸水膨胀特性,其软化系数为0.64;无压力水侵蚀和干湿循环作用下饱水红砂岩性能将进一步劣化,宏观上表现为强度和弹性模量的减小和质量损失率的增大;细观上,红砂岩颗粒间的联系比较松散,具有明显的弱胶结结构特征。总体来说,亲水矿物溶解与弱胶结结构破坏的耦合作用,导致红砂岩特殊的宏观水理特性。研究结果可为类似地区软岩夹层工程治理提供借鉴。

Experiment of mesostructure and hydrologic characteristics of weakly cemented soft rocks in western China

In order to accurately grasp the hydrologic characteristics of weakly cemented soft rocks in western China, the hydraulic and mechanical properties of red sandstone collected from northern Shaanxi mining area were tested. Based on the scanning image of scanning electron microscope(SEM), the mesostructural characteristics of the rocks were analyzed, and the relationship between the mesostructure of rocks and its macroscopic hydrologic characteristics was established. The results show that red sandstone has obvious characteristics of water saturation and water absorption and expansion, and its softening coefficient is 0.64. Under the action of pressure water erosion and dry and wet cycle, the properties of saturated red sandstone will be further degraded, which will be characterized by the decrease of strength and elastic modulus and the increase of mass loss rate. On the microscale, the relationship between red sandstone particles is relatively loose and has obvious weak cementitious structure characteristics. Generally speaking, the coupling effect of hydrophilic mineral dissolution and weak cementitious structure failure leads to the special macroscopic hydrologic characteristics of red sandstone. The results of this paper can provide certain theoretical support for the treatment and safe construction in weak cemented soft rock.