Analytical solution for two-phase flow of silica sol grouting in homogeneous fractures
2021 (English)In: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, IOP Publishing , 2021, Vol. 710, no 1, p. 012062-Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
In this study, we present an analytical model for modelling two-phase flow of silica sol grouting in a single rock fracture. This model considers the time-dependent rheological property of the silica sol. The impact of groundwater flow in silica sol grouting is investigated by comparing the results of the present two-phase flow model with that of the single-phase flow model ignoring the groundwater flow. It generally shows that the groundwater flow significantly affects the pressure distribution and grouts penetration in the fracture. Ignoring the groundwater flow in single-phase flow models will underestimate the pressure at the propagation front and overestimate the propagation length. The analytical model presented in this study is able to describe the more realistic two-phase processes in rock grouting, which can be readily used in practice to reduce the potential uncertainties in the application of previous simplified analytical models.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
IOP Publishing , 2021. Vol. 710, no 1, p. 012062-
Keywords [en]
Analytical models, Concrete construction, Flow control, Fracture, Groundwater, Groundwater flow, Grouting, Mortar, Silica, Sols, Propagation lengths, Rheological property, Rock fractures, Rock grouting, Single-phase flow, Time dependent, Two phase flow model, Two-phase process, Two phase flow
National Category
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-309242DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/710/1/012062Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85105249964OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-309242DiVA, id: diva2:1640981
Conference
18th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting, NGM 2020, 18 January 2021 through 19 January 2021, Helsinki Virtual, Finland
Note
QC 20220228
2022-02-282022-02-282025-02-07Bibliographically approved