Dalian University of Technology

Zhi Cui

Yongchen Song

Lei Yang

Mingjun Yang

Zheng Ling

Yanghui Li

Lunxiang Zhang

Peng Wu

Bingbing Chen

Zhan Huang

An experimental apparatus for studying an interfacial shear characteristic between a hydrate-bearing sediment and a structure includes a triaxial shear pressure cell, a torsional and axial loading device, a methane gas source, an upper computer, a first pressure-volume controller, a water bath device, a second pressure-volume controller, an oil tank, a back pressure valve, a gas-water separator, a gas flowmeter, and a data acquisition system, where the triaxial shear pressure cell includes an upper pressing plate, an upper fixed disc, a loading rod, a pressure chamber upper cover, a high-pressure sealing cover, a lower rotating base disc, a thermal insulation plate, a lower pressing plate, a top cap, and a base. The experimental apparatus can achieve in-situ artificial hydrate formation for the study. The multi-directional load control-based shear method supports interfacial shear experiments under a complex stress path, providing hardware support for studying the interfacial shear mechanical characteristic.

Experimental apparatus and method for interfacial shear characteristic between hydrate-bearing sediment and structure

An experimental apparatus for planar interfacial shear of a hydrate-bearing sediment includes a planar interfacial shear box, a torsional and axial loading device, a nitrogen gas source, a methane gas source, a pressure-volume controller, a water bath device, a back pressure valve, a gas-water separator, a gas flowmeter, and a data acquisition system. The planar interfacial shear box includes an upper pressing plate, an upper adapter, an upper thermal insulation plate, a ram adapter, a lower ram, an upper base, a lower base, a lower thermal insulation plate, a lower adapter, and a lower pressing plate that are coaxially connected in sequence from top to bottom. The experimental apparatus offers a simple specimen preparation method, enabling in-situ formation of a hydrate-bearing sediment in the shear box. The experimental apparatus ensures uniform stress distribution during shearing, and can acquire the interfacial shear mechanical characteristic between the hydrate-bearing sediment and a structure.

Experimental apparatus and method for planar interfacial shear of hydrate-bearing sediment

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