Triaxial data, hydrostatic loading data, grain size image analysis data and processed representative elementary area (REA) for Bentheim, Castlegate and a synthetic sandstone sample
Rice-Birchall, Elliot;
2023
|| British Geological Survey - National Geoscience Data Centre (UKRI/NERC)
We examine the role of cement on compaction band formation by performing triaxial tests on three sandstones, Bentheim, Castlegate and a synthetic sandstone which possess very similar porosities (~26-29%) and grain sizes (~230-300 µm), but which are cemented differently, with syntaxial quartz overgrowths, clay, and amorphous quartz cement respectively. Each sample was taken to 5% axial strain at a starting effective stress equivalent to 85% of its hydrostatic yield (P*) value, which were identified from yield under hydrostatic loading. These data for the 3 samples are presented as matlab data files. Post-deformation, each of the 3 cores underwent backscatter SEM and subsequent image analysis to examine any localised variations in porosity and grain size. These data are presented as csv files. Discrete bands form in each of the 3 sandstones but are distributed differently across each sample. Our results suggest that cement type plays a significant role in the micromechanics of deformation within each of the sandstones, which in turn, determines where the compaction bands nucleate and develop. These results may provide a starting point to investigate the role of cement on compaction localisation further.
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| MSL enriched sub domains |
- rock and melt physics
- analogue modelling of geologic processes
- microscopy and tomography
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| Source |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/b77e0e96-5123-4ae1-acfb-784083b05ad3 |
| Source publisher |
British Geological Survey - National Geoscience Data Centre (UKRI/NERC) |
| DOI |
10.5285/b77e0e96-5123-4ae1-acfb-784083b05ad3 |
| Authors |
- Rice-Birchall, Elliot
- University of Liverpool;
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| Citation |
Rice-Birchall, E. (2023). Triaxial data, hydrostatic loading data, grain size image analysis data and processed representative elementary area (REA) for Bentheim, Castlegate and a synthetic sandstone sample [Data set]. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/B77E0E96-5123-4AE1-ACFB-784083B05AD3 |
