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Application of Contact Theory to Evaluation of Elastic Properties of Low Consolidated Porous Media

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A new approach to the calculation of the elastic bulk modulus of low consolidated porous media is developed based on a physical consolidation model of rocks and the classical Hertz contact theory. The derived analytical relationships for the elastic bulk modulus, which take into account some micro-structural characteristics of packing, are compared with theoretical predictions from various micromechanics theories, Hashin-Shtrikman strict bounds as well as with experimental results available for low consolidated granular materials. The latter comparison demonstrates a good agreement.

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Luiz Bortolan Neto & Andrei Kotousov

  2. Australian School of Petroleum, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia

    Pavel Bedrikovetsky

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Neto, L.B., Kotousov, A. & Bedrikovetsky, P. Application of Contact Theory to Evaluation of Elastic Properties of Low Consolidated Porous Media. Int J Fract 168, 267–276 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-010-9574-6

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