Development of finite element code for the analysis of coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical behaviors of a saturated-unsaturated medium
Development of finite element code for the analysis of coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical behaviors of a saturated-unsaturated medium
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DOI:
10.1016/b978-0-12-701620-7.50053-2
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发表时间:
1987-11
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通讯作者:
Y. Ohnishi;H. Shibata;Alkira Kobayashi
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作者:
Y. Ohnishi;H. Shibata;Alkira Kobayashi
[en] A model is presented which describes fully coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior of porous geologic medium. The mathematical formulation for the model utilizes the Biot theory for the consolidation and the energy balance equation. The medium is in the condition of saturated-unsaturated flow, then the free surfaces are taken into consideration in the model. The model, incorporated in a finite element numerical procedure, was implemented in a two-dimensional computer code. The code was developed under the assumptions that the medium is poro-elastic and in plane strain condition; water in the ground does not change its phase; heat is transferred by conductive and convective flow. Analytical solutions pertaining to consolidation theory for soils and rocks, thermoelasticity for solids and hydrothermal convection theory provided verification of stress and fluid flow couplings, respectively in the coupled model. Several types of problems are analyzed. The one is a study of some of the effects of completely coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behavior on the response of a saturated-unsaturated porous rock containing a buried heat source. Excavation of an underground opening which has radioactive wastes at elevated temperatures is modeled and analyzed. The results shows that the coupling phenomena can be estimated at some degree by the numerical procedure. The computer code has a powerful ability to analyze of the repository the complex nature of the repository