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Rapid In-Situ Stress Measurement in Vertical Borehole Based on Borehole Diametrical Deformation Analysis

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In-situ stress measurement is an important prerequisite for underground engineering excavation design and surrounding rock stability analysis. However, it is still a difficult problem to complete in-situ stress measurement quickly and accurately, especially in deep vertical borehole with more complex environment. Aiming at the existing problems, a new in-situ stress measurement method is proposed in this study. The principle of in-situ stress calculation based on the borehole diametrical deformation analysis is established, and a borehole diametrical deformation measurement equipment which can realize the directional measurement of multi-directional borehole wall displacement is developed according to this principle. The traditional single action double-tube drilling tool is optimized, and the corresponding in-situ stress measurement process is formulated, forming a rapid in-situ stress measurement method with the cooperation of drilling tools. The measurement method has been applied to the in-situ stress measurement at − 410 m and − 500 m levels in Zhangfushan deposit of Jinshandian Iron Mine, and effective diametrical deformation data of 6 measuring points were obtained. The measurement results show that the optimized single action double-tube drilling tool has the ability of accurate drilling and complete coring, and can assist in the rapid measurement of in-situ stress. The principal stress at the 6 measuring points basically increases with the increase of depth, and the direction of the maximum horizontal principal stress is about SN, which is basically consistent with the existing in-situ stress data. The results show that the method proposed in this paper can realize the rapid and accurate measurement of in-situ stress in vertical borehole.

Highlights

  • A principle for calculating in-situ stress based on the analysis of diametrical deformation characteristics of boreholes has been established.

  • A device has been developed that can measure diametrical displacement of borehole in multiple directions.

  • The method was used for in-situ measurement and the accuracy of the measurement results was verified through historical data.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 41731284 and 41902294).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, Hubei, China

    Chao Wang, Zengqiang Han, Yiteng Wang, Chuanying Wang, Jinchao Wang & Sheng Hu

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Chao Wang & Zengqiang Han

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CW: methodology, data curation, investigation, writing—original draft. ZH: supervision, project administration, writing—review and editing. YW: methodology, investigation, writing—original draft. CW: conceptualization, formal analysis. JW: funding acquisition, software. SH: project administration, resources.

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Wang, C., Han, Z., Wang, Y. et al. Rapid In-Situ Stress Measurement in Vertical Borehole Based on Borehole Diametrical Deformation Analysis. Rock Mech Rock Eng 56, 8289–8303 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-023-03472-3

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