A fractional derivative approach to full creep regions in salt rock

H. W. Zhou, C. P. Wang, Leon Mishnaevsky, Z. Q. Duan, J. Y. Ding

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    Abstract

    Based on the definition of the constant-viscosity Abel dashpot, a new creep element, referred to as the variable-viscosity Abel dashpot, is proposed to characterize damage growth in salt rock samples during creep tests. Ultrasonic testing is employed to determine a formula of the variable viscosity coefficient, indicating that the change of the variable viscosity coefficient with the time meets a negative exponent law. In addition, by replacing the Newtonian dashpot in the classical Nishihara model with the variable-viscosity Abel dashpot, a damage-mechanism-based creep constitutive model is proposed on the basis of time-based fractional derivative. The analytic solution for the fractional-derivative creep constitutive model is presented. The parameters of the fractional derivative creep model are determined by the Levenberg–Marquardt method on the basis of the experimental results of creep tests on salt rock. Furthermore, a sensitivity study is carried out, showing the effects of stress level, fractional derivative order and viscosity coefficient exponent on creep strain of salt rock. It is indicated that the fractional derivative creep model proposed in the paper provides a precise description of full creep regions in salt rock, i.e., the transient creep region (the primary region), the steady-state creep region (the secondary region) and the accelerated creep region (the tertiary region).
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalMechanics of Time Dependent Materials
    Volume17
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)413-425
    ISSN1385-2000
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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