ELASTIC WAVE AND TENSILE DAMAGE TESTING SYSTEM OF ROCK COUPLED WITH SEEPAGE IN DEEP EARTH COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

A direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage includes a sample and a support frame. A top of the support frame is fixed with a top plate, a bearing plate is provided above the top plate, the bearing plate is provided with a plurality of vertical force transferring rods, the force transferring rods vertically penetrate through the top plate and sliding fit with the top plate, lower ends of the force transferring rods are provided with a tensile base, a top of the tensile base is provided with a lower clamp holder, a bottom of the top plate is provided with an upper clamp holder, and a clamp center of the upper clamp holder overlaps with a clamp center of the lower clamp holder. An acoustic component and a seepage component are provided in the upper clamp holder and the lower clamp holder.

Claims

1. A direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage, comprising a sample (12) and a support frame, wherein a top of the support frame is fixed with a top plate (3), a bearing plate (5) is provided above the top plate (3), the bearing plate (5) is provided with a plurality of vertical force transferring rods (6), the force transferring rods (6) vertically penetrate through the top plate (3) and sliding fit with the top plate (3), lower ends of the force transferring rods (6) are provided with a tensile base (7), a top of the tensile base (7) is provided with a lower clamp holder (11), a bottom of the top plate (3) is provided with an upper clamp holder (13), and a clamp center of the upper clamp holder (13) overlaps with a clamp center of the lower clamp holder (11); an upper channel (17) is provided inside the upper clamp holder (13), one end of the upper channel (17) is communicated with the outside, the other end is provided with an acoustic transmitting probe (18), and a transmitting direction of the acoustic transmitting probe (18) is downward; and a lower channel (24) is provided inside the lower clamp holder (11), one end of the lower channel (24) is communicated with the outside, the other end is provided with an acoustic receiving probe (21), and the acoustic receiving probe (21) receives a vertically downward acoustic wave; an upper end of the sample (12) is fixed on the upper clamp holder (13), an upper end face of the sample (12) is provided with a seepage outflow hole, a seepage outflow channel (27) is provided inside the upper clamp holder (13), one end of the seepage outflow channel (27) is connected with the seepage outflow hole, and the other end is communicated with the outside; a lower end of the sample (12) is fixed on the lower clamp holder (11), a lower end face of the sample (12) is provided with a seepage inflow hole, a seepage entry channel (30) is provided inside the lower clamp holder (11), and one end of the seepage entry channel (30) is connected with the seepage inflow hole, and the other end is communicated with the outside.

2. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein an upper horn-shaped sealing sleeve (19) is provided between the acoustic transmitting probe (18) and an inner wall of the upper channel (17), and a lower horn-shaped sealing sleeve (22) is provided between the acoustic receiving probe (21) and an inner wall of the lower channel (24).

3. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein a first probe spring (23) is provided below the acoustic receiving probe (21), and a second probe spring (20) is provided above the acoustic transmitting probe (18).

4. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein an outflow end packer (26) is arranged inside the seepage outflow hole, and an outflow end packer sealing ring (25) is provided between the outflow end packer (26) and a side wall of the seepage outflow hole; and an inflow end packer (29) is provided inside the seepage inflow hole, and an inflow end packer sealing ring (28) is provided between the inflow end packer (29) and a side wall of the seepage inflow hole.

5. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein the seepage outflow channel (27) is communicated with the outside through a seepage outflow end joint (31); and the seepage entry channel (30) is communicated with the outside through a seepage inflow end joint.

6. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein the support frame comprises a base (1) and a plurality of vertical columns (2) arranged on the base (1), and the top plate (3) is fixed on upper parts of the columns (2) through first fixing nuts (4).

7. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein the tensile base (7) is provided with a lower ball head (9) sliding fitted with the tensile base (7), and the lower clamp holder (11) is fixed on the lower ball head (9); and the top plate (3) is provided with an upper ball head (15) sliding fitted with the top plate (3), and the upper clamp holder (13) is fixed on the upper ball head (15).

8. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 7, wherein the lower clamp holder (11) is installed on the lower ball head (9) through a lower latch (10), and the upper clamp holder (13) is installed on the upper ball head (15) through an upper latch (14).

9. The direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein the tensile base (7) is fixed on lower ends of the force transferring rods (6) through second fixing nuts (8).

10. A test method of the direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage according to claim 1, wherein one end of the sample (12) is glued to the lower clamp holder (11) by strong glue, the other end of the sample (12) is glued to the upper clamp holder (13) by the strong glue, an oil pressure protection heat shrink film (16) is fixed on outer walls of the lower clamp holder (11), the sample (12) and the upper clamp holder (13), then the whole rock tensile testing device (25) is placed in a pressure chamber (34), the seepage outflow channel (27) is connected with a seepage outflow tube (35), the seepage entry channel (30) is connected with the seepage inflow tube (36), and gas with a certain pressure is passed through the seepage inflow tube (35) to produce seepage; the acoustic transmitting probe (18) is connected to an acoustic transmitting wire (37), the acoustic receiving probe (21) is connected to an acoustic receiving wire (38), the acoustic transmitting wire (37) and the acoustic receiving wire (38) are connected to an external acoustic control system, and an acoustic detection is carried out on the sample (12); the pressure chamber (34) is filled with oil to apply a triaxial lateral compression stress, a compression load is applied to the bearing plate (5) through an indenter of the testing machine, the compression load is transmitted through the force transferring rods (6) to the tensile base (7), and the tensile base (7) forms a tensile load on the sample (12), wherein the tensile load is equal to a compression load applied by a material compression mechanics testing machine; and when the sample (12) is destroyed, the oil in the pressure chamber (34) is pumped back, and the seepage outflow tube (35), the seepage inflow tube (36), the acoustic transmitting wire (37) and the acoustic receiving wire (38) are removed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0025] FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic diagram of an upper clamp holder of the present invention;

[0026] FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a lower clamp holder of the present invention;

[0027] FIG. 4 is sectional schematic diagram of A-A in FIG. 1;

[0028] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram when a test is carried out in the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of another installation method of an acoustic transmitting probe; and

[0030] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another installation method of an acoustic receiving probe;

[0031] Reference numbers: 1base; 2column; 3top plate; 4first fixing nut; 5bearing plate; 6force transferring rod; 7tensile base; 8second fixing nut; 9lower ball head; 10lower latch; 11lower clamp holder; 12sample; 13upper clamp holder; 14upper latch; 15upper ball head; 16oil pressure protection heat shrink film; 17upper channel; 18acoustic transmitting probe; 19upper horn-shaped sealing sleeve; 20second probe spring; 21acoustic receiving probe; 22lower horn-shaped sealing sleeve; 23first probe spring; 24lower channel; 25outflow end packer sealing ring; 26outflow end packer; 27seepage outflow channel; 28inflow end packer sealing ring; 29inflow end packer; 30seepage entry channel; 31seepage outflow end joint; 33rock tensile testing device; 34pressure chamber; 35seepage outflow tube; 36seepage inflow tube; 37acoustic transmitting wire; 38acoustic receiving wire.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

[0032] The present invention is further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 1, a direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage of the present invention comprises a sample 12 and a support frame, wherein a top of the support frame is fixed with a top plate 3, a bearing plate 5 is provided above the top plate 3, the bearing plate 5 is provided with a plurality of vertical force transferring rods 6, the force transferring rods 6 vertically penetrate through the top plate 3 and sliding fit with the top plate 3, lower ends of the force transferring rods 6 are provided with a tensile base 7, a top of the tensile base 7 is provided with a lower clamp holder 11, a bottom of the top plate 3 is provided with an upper clamp holder 13, and a clamp center of the upper clamp holder 13 overlaps with a clamp center of the lower clamp holder 11.

[0034] The support frame is used to support other parts, and can adopt various structural frames. Preferably, the support frame comprises a base 1 and a plurality of vertical columns 2 arranged on the base 1, and the top plate 3 is fixed on upper parts of the columns 2 through first fixing nuts 4. The base 1 adopts a metal plate of a certain thickness, and the columns 2 may adopt cylindrical metal rods, which may be hollow tubes. Lower ends of the columns 2 can be welded with the base 1, or a common connection method such as threaded fit can be used. Upper parts of the columns 2 are provided with external threads, which can be positioned by setting the first fixing nuts 4 on upper and lower surfaces of the top plate 3. Alternatively, the support steps can be arranged on the outer walls of the upper parts of the columns 2, the top plate 3 is placed on the support steps, and the first fixing nuts 4 are arranged on an upper surface of the top plate 3 to lock the top plate 3. The top plate 3 can be disassembled and installed, and the top plate 3 can be removed when being moved, which also facilitates adjustment of a height of the top plate 3.

[0035] The base 1 and top plate 3 can be a square, circular, triangle and other shapes, preferably the triangle with rounded angles as shown in FIG. 2. The number of columns 2 can be 3, 4, etc., preferably 3, which can position the top plate 3 more stably and fix it better. A smaller number of columns 2 are used, and space between the columns 2 is larger, which reserves operational space so that it is convenient to install other measurement sensors on the rock sample to be tested.

[0036] The bearing plate 5 is directly subjected to a compression load. The bearing plate 5, the force transferring rods 6 and the tensile base 7 constitute a tensile frame which converts the compression load into a tensile load. Upper ends of the force transferring rods 6 can be welded with the bearing plate 5, or can be connected by threaded connections, screw connection or positioning latch connections. The bearing plate 5 and the tensile base 7 can be a triangular, rectangular and other shapes, preferably a circular, and there are 3 force transferring rods 6, which can realize stable load transfer and prevent a tilt of the tensile frame. Lower ends of the force transferring rods 6 are provided with external threads, and the tensile base 7 is fixed to the lower ends of the force transferring rods 6 through second fixing nuts 8 for easy disassembly.

[0037] The bearing plate 5 is located above the top plate 3, and a spacing between the bearing plate 5 and the top plate 3 is appropriate to ensure that the compression load of the bearing plate 5 can be transferred to the force transferring rods 6. The force transferring rods 6 and the top plate 3 are sliding fitted, and fit clearance is as small as possible to ensure that the compression load is transferred vertically downward along the force transferring rods 6.

[0038] The upper clamp holder 13 and the lower clamp holder 11 are used for clamping the rock sample 12. The upper clamp holder 13 and the lower clamp holder 11 are both provided with a clamping blind hole. The clamping blind hole may be a circular hole or a square slot depended on a shape of sample 12. The upper clamp holder 13 and the lower clamp holder 11 may be installed directly on the top plate 3 and the tensile base 7, respectively. As a preferred implementation, the tensile base 7 is provided with a lower ball head 9 sliding fitted with the tensile base 7, and the lower clamp holder 11 is fixed on the lower ball head 9; and the top plate 3 is provided with an upper ball head 15 sliding fitted with the top plate 3, and the upper clamp holder 13 is fixed on the upper ball head 15.

[0039] The lower ball head 9 and the upper ball head 15 are both provided with a hemispherical curved surface, while the top plate 3 is provided with a groove matched with the curved surface of the upper ball head 15, the tensile base 7 is provided with a groove matched with the curved surface of the lower ball head 9, so that the lower ball head 9 and the upper ball head 15 can be flexibly rotated within a certain angle range. After the processing of the sample 12, it is impossible to completely ensure that the two end faces are perpendicular to an axis of the sample 12. After the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 are bonded to upper and lower end faces of the sample 12 respectively, it would cause that an axis of the tensile load cannot completely coincide with the axis of the sample 12. If there is a certain included angle, it would lead to an eccentric load and affect results. After setting the lower ball head 9 and the upper ball head 15, if the axis of the tensile load deviates from the axis of the sample 12 during the test, the lower ball head 9 and the upper ball head 15 can automatically rotate under the action of the load, so that a load direction is consistent with an axial direction of the sample 12, so as to ensure the accuracy of the test results.

[0040] The lower clamp holder 11 can be welded to the lower ball head 9. Preferably, the lower clamp holder 11 is installed on the lower ball head 9 through a lower latch 10, and the upper clamp holder 13 is installed on the upper ball head 15 through an upper latch 14. A latch connection can be easily and quickly disassembled. In the test, the upper latch 14 and the lower latch 10 can be pulled out first, the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 are removed. After the two ends of the sample 12 are fixed to the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 respectively, the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 are then connected to the lower ball head 9 and the upper ball head 15 respectively through the latches. In this way, the installation of sample 12 is more convenient, which can ensure that the installation of sample 12 is stable and firm, and the installation position is in a high precision to ensure accuracy of measurement. In addition, the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 for fixing the samples 12 of different shapes and sizes can be replaced, so that the device can be used for tensile tests on the samples 12 of various shapes and sizes.

[0041] In order to realize an acoustic detection and action of the seepage, the present invention provides an acoustic component and a seepage component at the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13. As specifically shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, an upper channel 17 is provided inside the upper clamp holder 13, one end of the upper channel 17 is communicated with the outside, the other end is provided with an acoustic transmitting probe 18, the upper channel 17 may extend to a bottom of the clamping chamber of the upper clamp holder 13, and a transmitting direction of the acoustic transmitting probe 18 is downward; and a lower channel 24 is provided inside the lower clamp holder 11, one end of the lower channel 24 is communicated with the outside, the other end is provided with an acoustic receiving probe 21, the lower channel 24 may extend to a bottom of the clamping chamber of the lower clamp holder 11, and the acoustic receiving probe 21 receives an acoustic wave transmitted by the corresponding transmitting probe; and the transmitting end may also be used as a receiving end, and the receiving end may also be used as a transmitting end. In addition, the acoustic receiving probe 21 and the acoustic transmitting probe 18 may also not be in contact with the sample 12, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7.

[0042] The acoustic transmitting probe 18 is used to transmit an acoustic wave, and the acoustic receiving probe 21 is used to receive the acoustic wave. The upper channel 17 and the lower channel 24 both comprise a horizontal segment and a vertical segment in an L-shape. The horizontal segment is communicated with the outside, and the vertical segment is communicated with the clamping cavity of the clamp holder. The acoustic transmitting probe 18 and the acoustic receiving probe 21 are provided in the vertical segment so that the acoustic transmitting probe 18 can generate an acoustic wave downward. The acoustic receiving probe 21 can receive the acoustic wave transmitted by the acoustic transmitting probe 18 to realize the acoustic detection.

[0043] As shown in FIG. 4, the number of acoustic transmitting probes 18 is three and the three acoustic transmitting probes 18 are uniformly arranged around a center of the clamping cavity. The acoustic receiving probes 21 are also set up with 4 identities, with each acoustic receiving probe 21 corresponding to one acoustic transmitting probe 18.

[0044] Since the upper and lower end faces of sample 12 should be bonded by strong glue, in order to prevent the strong glue from entering the upper channel 17 and the lower channel 24, an upper horn-shaped sealing sleeve 19 is arranged between the acoustic transmitting probe 18 and an inner wall of the upper channel 17, and a lower horn-shaped sealing sleeve 22 is arranged between the acoustic receiving probe 21 and an inner wall of the lower channel 24.

[0045] In order to improve a contact coupling effect and installation stability of the acoustic receiving probe 21 and acoustic transmitting probe 18, a first probe spring 23 is provided below the acoustic receiving probe 21, and a second probe spring 20 is provided above the acoustic transmitting probe 18. Upper ends of the first probe spring 23 and the second probe spring 20 are both in tight contact with a top surface of the horizontal segment, and lower ends are in contact with the high acoustic receiving probe 21 and the acoustic transmitting probe 18, thereby pressing the high acoustic receiving probe 21 and the acoustic transmitting probe 18.

[0046] An upper end of the sample 12 is fixed on the upper clamp holder 13, an upper end face of the sample 12 is provided with a seepage outflow hole, a seepage outflow channel 27 is provided inside the upper clamp holder 13, one end of the seepage outflow channel 27 is connected with the seepage outflow hole, and the other end is communicated with the outside; a lower end of the sample 12 is fixed on the lower clamp holder 11, a lower end face of the sample 12 is provided with a seepage inflow hole, a seepage entry channel 30 is provided inside the lower clamp holder 11, and one end of the seepage entry channel 30 is connected with the seepage inflow hole, and the other end is communicated with the outside.

[0047] During the test, seepage medium can be passed into the seepage inflow hole through the seepage entry channel 30 to generate the seepage, and the seepage outflow channel 27 is used to discharge the seepage medium. Since the upper and lower end faces of sample 12 should be bonded by the strong glue, in order to prevent the strong glue from entering the seepage outflow hole and the seepage inflow hole, an outflow end packer 26 is arranged inside the seepage outflow hole, and an outflow end packer sealing ring 25 is provided between the outflow end packer 26 and a side wall of the seepage outflow hole; and an inflow end packer 29 is provided inside the seepage inflow hole, and an inflow end packer sealing ring 28 is provided between the inflow end packer 29 and a side wall of the seepage inflow hole. The number of the outflow end packer sealing rings 25 and the number of the inflow end sealer rings 28 are both multiple to ensure good sealing.

[0048] As shown in FIG. 4, in order to facilitate the connection of the seepage outflow channel 27 and the seepage entry channel 30 with the external seepage tube, the seepage outflow channel 27 is communicated with the outside through a seepage outflow end joint 31; and the seepage entry channel 30 is communicated with the outside through a seepage inflow end joint.

[0049] In the direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage of the present invention, the compression load is converted into the tensile load through the tensile frame consisted of the bearing plate 5, a force transferring rods 6 and the tensile base 7, and the load applied to the sample 12 is equivalent to the load in an existing direct tensile test, which can ensure a failure occurs along a part with the lowest bearing force of the sample and overcome the low accuracy of the traditional indirect tensile method.

[0050] In addition, the present invention has a simple structure, a low cost, a compact structure and a small volume, and can be put into a conventional triaxial testing machine for a seepage test. The triaxial testing machine comprises a pressure chamber 34, and a top of the pressure chamber 34 is provided with a pressure head.

[0051] The test method of the above direct tensile and acoustic testing machine under rock seepage is as follows: as shown in FIG. 5, one end of the sample 12 is bonded to the lower clamp holder 11 by the strong glue, and the other end of the sample 12 is bonded to the upper clamp holder 13 by the strong glue. When fixing the sample 12, the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 may not be removed from the testing device, but this would cause the operation to be not convenient, and an adhesive strength between the two ends of sample 12 and the clamp holder is difficult to be uniform. Therefore, the lower clamp holder 11 and the upper clamp holder 13 are preferably removed before the test in the present invention. During the test, one end of the sample 12 is bonded to the lower clamp holder 11 by the strong glue, and the other end of the sample 12 is bonded to the upper clamp holder 13 by the strong glue. Then the upper clamp holder 13 is connected to the upper ball head 15 by using the upper latch 14, and the lower clamp holder 11 is connected to the lower ball head 9 by using the lower latch 10.

[0052] Then the oil pressure protection heat shrink film 16 is fixed on the outer walls of the lower clamp holder 11, sample 12 and the upper clamp holder 13, and then the whole rock tensile testing device 33 is placed in the pressure chamber 34. The seepage outflow channel 27 is connected with the seepage outflow tube 35, and the seepage entry channel 30 is connected with the seepage inflow tube 36. The acoustic transmitting probe 18 is connected to the acoustic transmitting wire 37, the acoustic receiving probe 21 is connected to the acoustic receiving wire 38, the acoustic transmitting wire 37 and the acoustic receiving wire 38 are connected to an external acoustic control system, and the acoustic detection is carried out on the sample 12.

[0053] The pressure chamber 34 is filled with oil to apply the triaxial lateral compression stress, the seepage is generated by passing the seepage medium through the seepage outflow tube 35, and the compression load is applied to the bearing plate 5 through an indenter of the testing machine. The compression load is transferred to the tensile base 7 through the force transferring rods 6, and the tensile base 7 forms a tensile load on the sample 12, and the size of the tensile load is equal to a compression load applied by a material compression mechanics testing machine. The real-time acoustic detection is realized during the tensile process. When the sample 12 is destroyed, the fluid entering the seepage inflow tube is shut off, the oil in the pressure chamber 34 is pumped back, the seepage outflow tube 35, the seepage inflow tube 36, the acoustic transmitting wire 37 and the acoustic receiving wire 38 are removed, and the sample 12 is taken out.

[0054] The foregoing is merely illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various changes and modifications. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, and the like within the spirit and principles of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.