Geomechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-bearing Sands

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dc.contributor.advisorPriest, Jeffrey A.
dc.contributor.authorAbbas, Muhammad
dc.contributor.committeememberHayley, Jocelyn L.
dc.contributor.committeememberClarkson, Christopher R.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-10T13:57:42Z
dc.date.available2018-10-10T13:57:42Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-20
dc.description.abstractThis thesis presents an experimental study on the geomechanical characteristics of lab-synthesized methane hydrate bearing sand. Sand was tested in four different states, namely, base sand (BS), frozen sand (FS), gas-saturated hydrate bearing sand (HS), and water-saturated hydrate bearing sand (WHS). Test specimens were evaluated for permeability, stiffness and triaxial strength. It was found that hydrate formation caused a reduction in permeability and a large increase in stiffness of sand. Triaxial test results indicate that both hydrate and ice increased the strength of sand and induced strain-softening behavior. However, HS showed higher peak strength than FS and exhibited different deformation characteristics. Stiffness and triaxial strength of WHS were lower than HS possibly due to marginal hydrate dissociation leading to a potential loss of cementation during water-saturation. The existence of inter-granular cementation in WHS was validated by analysis of experimental data using stress-dilatancy relationship for cohesive soils.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbbas, M. (2018). Geomechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-bearing Sands (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/33168en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33168
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108828
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectGas hydrates
dc.subjectGeotechnical engineering
dc.subjectTriaxial testing
dc.subjectResonant column testing
dc.subjectHydrate bearing sand
dc.subjectHydrate bearing soils
dc.subjectPermeability of hydrates
dc.subjectCemented hydrates
dc.subjectCemented sands
dc.subject.classificationSoil Scienceen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Civilen_US
dc.subject.classificationGeotechnologyen_US
dc.titleGeomechanical Characteristics of Hydrate-bearing Sands
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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