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Matsui, Hiroya; Takeuchi, Shinji; Sugihara, Kozo; Yui, Mikazu
Proceedings of International Symposium on Rock Mechanics "Rock Characterization, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods" (SINOROCK 2009) (CD-ROM), p.953 - 957, 2009/05
Grouting has practical importance for the reduction of groundwater inflow for the construction of underground facilities. Considering the performance assessment aspects of a radioactive waste repository, the performance of engineered barrier system could be adversely affected by high pH plume generated from grout using material such as ordinary Portland cement. Therefore, a quantitative estimation of the effectiveness of grouting and grout material is essential. Study of grouting performance was carried out in Mizunami URL excavated in crystalline rock. The target volume for the investigation is the rock surrounding a refuge niche where the pre-excavation grouting was performed. Ten investigation boreholes were drilled and several kinds of investigations were carried out. The groundwater flow analysis was performed to estimate the effect of grouting quantitatively. The results suggested that the existing grouting technology is effective to reduce groundwater inflow into drift and the hydraulic conductivity in surrounding rock may decrease more than one order of magnitude before grouting.
Sanada, Hiroyuki; Matsui, Hiroya; Fujii, Yoshiaki*
Proceedings of International Symposium on Rock Mechanics "Rock Characterization, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods" (SINOROCK 2009) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2009/05
This paper shows the results obtained from triaxial and isotropic consolidation test to select mechanical behavior of Horonobe siliceous rocks. The consolidated undrained and drained triaxial compression tests showed different behaviors of strain-softening, pore pressure and dilatancy between diatomaceous and siliceous mudstones. Stress-strain behavior changed from strain-softening to ductile behavior under high confining pressure and pore pressure increased gradually even after peak strength for diatomaceous mudstone. Diatomaceous mudstone yielded under hydrostatic pressure of 10 MPa in isotropic consolidation test. This yielding was regarded as pore collapse based on the variation of hydraulic conductivity which was estimated from variation of volumetric strain in isotropic consolidation test, effective porosity and microscopic observation before and after the yielding.
Sugita, Yutaka; Sanada, Hiroyuki; Matsui, Hiroya
Proceedings of International Symposium on Rock Mechanics "Rock Characterization, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods" (SINOROCK 2009) (CD-ROM), 5 Pages, 2009/05
Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been conducting the underground research laboratory (URL) projects in Neogene diatomaceous rock at Horonobe-cho, Hokkaido, Japan. This paper summarizes development in surface-based investigations of a geomechanical conceptual model and estimation of physical and mechanical parameters for prediction of mechanical behavior of the rock mass in response to excavation of the facility. From the results of the surface investigations on rock mechanics, it is clarified that rock mass is divided into three zones, and that rock mass memorizes the mechanical properties depend on the original geological conditions at the sedimentary period, though present geological structure is complex due to folding and faulting. Hence the three-dimensional distribution of rock properties can be estimated and developed taking the geological structures (stratigraphy, displacement due to folding and faulting) into account.