Consolidation and strength of the soft sedimentary rocks
Abstract
A systematic laboratory work on high pressure experimentation at the Geological Survey has revealed that compaction (consolidation) is the most important factor to control mechanical properties of the clastic sedimentary rocks, although there are a great variety in terms of geological age, grain size, and texture in it ( Hoshino et al, 1972 ; Hoshino, 1974 ; Hoshino and Inami, 1977 ). The specimens have been collected from all sedimentary basins in Japanese archipelago, most of which are composed of considerably thick layers of clastic rocks such as mudstone and sandstone only. The apparatus and method of experimentation was described in Hoshino et al (1972 ).
Fields of Study & Subjects
Drilling and Well Engineering
Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
Grouting
Rheology
and Soil Mechanics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Weak Rock - Soft, Fractured and Weathered Rock, Vol. 1
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Pages
- 155–160
- Publication date
- 26 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter