Study on Seepage Characteristics of Grouting Slurry for Water-Absorbing Mudstone with Rough Fissure

Materials (Basel). 2024 Feb 6;17(4):784. doi: 10.3390/ma17040784.

Abstract

Based on the computed tomography scanning, which abbreviation is CT scanning, and fractal theory, geometric parameters of mudstone fissures are obtained. The physical model of a single fissured channel is obtained in combination with Barton standard curves and 3D printing technology, and similar materials of mudstone are developed based on the water absorption of natural mudstone to prepare single fissured water-absorbing grouting test blocks with different roughness levels for the grouting simulation testing. By analyzing the viscosity change characteristics of grouting slurry before and after grouting, the seepage characteristics of the grouting slurry in the rough fissures of the water-absorbing mudstone are revealed. The results show that when the roughness is small, the grouting slurry will have an obvious water loss effect after passing through mudstone fissures. However, with the flow of the slurry, the water loss effect of the subsequent grouting slurry will be weakened. For fissures with high roughness, the water absorption properties of the rough surfaces and the walls of the mudstone fissures work together, leading to the sedimentation and blockage of the fissure channels, thereby hindering the flow of slurry.

Keywords: fissure grouting; mudstone; roughness; water loss effect of slurry.

Grants and funding

This research was funded by National Key R&D Program of China, grant number 2022YFE0129100, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, grant number 2020ZDPY0222, the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province, grant number KYCX23_2745, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, grant number 2023XSCX052, the Graduate Innovation Program of China University of Mining and Technology, grant number 2023WLKXJ183.