Application of contact theory to evaluation of elastic properties of low consolidated porous media

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2011

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Bortolan Neto, L.
Kotooussov, A.
Bedrikovetski, P.

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International Journal of Fracture, 2011; 168(2):267-276

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Luiz Bortolan Neto, Andrei Kotousov and Pavel Bedrikovetsky

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A new approach to the calculation of the elastic bulk modulus of low consolidated porous media is developed based on a physical consolidation model of rocks and the classical Hertz contact theory. The derived analytical relationships for the elastic bulk modulus, which take into account some micro-structural characteristics of packing, are compared with theoretical predictions from various micromechanics theories, Hashin-Shtrikman strict bounds as well as with experimental results available for low consolidated granular materials. The latter comparison demonstrates a good agreement.

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© Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010

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