Fractal Feature of Microstructure of Porous Medium in Effective Stress

Abstract:

Basing on fractal geometry theory, establish fractal calculation model in effective stress, analyze and discuss the relationship between microstructure of porous medium and effective stress, reveal the influence law of the latter on the former. The results of the study show that the fractal calculation model of effective stress can describe the relationship between them. With the increase of effective stress, the fractal dimension of porous medium increases exponentially, porosity and pore number in porous medium decrease exponentially and mean radius of pore decreases.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 827)
• Pages: 394-399
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.827.394
• Online since: October 2013
• Authors: Hao Li
• Keywords: Effective Stress, Fractal Dimension, Porosity, Porous Medium, Size Distribution

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