Multi-porous extension of anisotropic poroelasticity: linkage with micromechanics

We attempt to formalise the relationship between the poroelasticity theory and the effective medium theory of micromechanics. The assumptions of these two approaches vary, but both can be linked by considering the undrained response of a material; and that is the main focus of the paper. To analyse...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2023-03
Main Authors: Adamus, Filip P, Healy, David, Meredith, Philip G, Mitchell, Thomas M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Effective medium theory
Fluid pressure
Isotropy
Micromechanics
Poroelasticity
Triaxial tests
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Summary:We attempt to formalise the relationship between the poroelasticity theory and the effective medium theory of micromechanics. The assumptions of these two approaches vary, but both can be linked by considering the undrained response of a material; and that is the main focus of the paper. To analyse the linkage between poroelasticity and micromechanics, we do not limit ourselves to the original theory of Biot. Instead, we consider a multi-porous extension of anisotropic poroelasticity, where pore fluid pressure may vary within the bulk medium of interest. As a consequence, any inhomogeneities in the material are not necessarily interconnected; instead, they may form isolated pore sets that are described by different poroelastic parameters and fluid pressures. We attempt to incorporate the effective methods inside Biot-like theory and investigate the poroelastic response of various microstructures. We show the cases where such implementation is valid and the others that appear to be questionable. During micromechanical analysis, we derive a particular case of cylindrical transverse isotropy -- commonly assumed in conventional laboratory triaxial tests -- where the symmetry is induced by sets of aligned cracks.
ISSN:2331-8422