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The Distinct Elemental Analysis of the Microstructural Evolution of a Methane Hydrate Specimen under Cyclic Loading Conditions

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  • Dong Wang

    (State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
    These authors contributed to the work equally and should be regarded as co-first authors.)

  • Bin Gong

    (State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
    Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan
    These authors contributed to the work equally and should be regarded as co-first authors.)

  • Yujing Jiang

    (State Key Laboratory of Mining Disaster Prevention and Control, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China
    Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan)

Abstract

Submarine slope instability may be triggered by earthquakes and tsunamis. Methane hydrate sediments (MHS) are commonly buried under submarine slopes. Submarine slides would probably be triggered once the MHS are damaged under cyclic loading conditions. For this reason, it is essential to research the mechanical response of MHSs under dynamic loading conditions. In this study, a series of drained cyclic biaxial compressive tests with constant stress amplitudes were numerically carried out with the distinct element method (DEM). The cyclic loading number decreased as the hydrate saturation ( S h ) increased when the MHS were damaged. The failure mode of the MHS was shown to be dependent on the dynamic stress amplitude and hydrate saturation. The microstructure of MHS during the cyclic loading shear process was also analyzed. The results can help us to understand the mechanical behavior of MHS during the cyclic loading process and develop micromechanical-based constitutive models.

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  • Dong Wang & Bin Gong & Yujing Jiang, 2019. "The Distinct Elemental Analysis of the Microstructural Evolution of a Methane Hydrate Specimen under Cyclic Loading Conditions," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(19), pages 1-20, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:12:y:2019:i:19:p:3694-:d:271337
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