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Format: 1 online resource (439 p.)

ISBN: 1-281-77366-2 , 9786611773663 , 0-08-086927-0

Series Statement: Developments in sedimentology ; 16

Content: Compaction of Argillaceous Sediments

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover; Compaction of Argillaceous Sediments; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; Composition of argillaceous sediments; Some fundamental fluid mechanics concepts; Mechanics of compaction; Laboratory and field data on compaction; Diagenesis-metamorphism transition phase; Properties of argillaceous sediments as related to compaction; Interstitial fluids; Subsidence; Abnormal fluid pressures; References; CHAPTER 2. INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG DENSITY, POROSITY, REMAINING MOISTURE CONTENT, PRESSURE AND DEPTH; Introduction; Density-depth-pressure relationships , Porosity-depth relationshipsExperimental compaction of recent sediments, muds and clays; References; CHAPTER 3. MECHANICS OF COMPACTION AND COMPACTION MODELS; Introduction; Theory of consolidation; State of stress in compacting shales; Pressure-depth-density relationships; Differential compaction; Estimation of maximum effective pressure that has ever existed in an argillaceous sediment; References; CHAPTER 4. EFFECT OF COMPACTION ON SOME PROPERTIES OF ARGILLACEOUS SEDIMENTS; Introduction; Microstructural changes in argillaceous sediments undergoing compaction; Permeability , Rheology of argillaceous sedimentsElastic and strength properties of argillaceous sediments; Compressibility of argillaceous sediments; Variation of physical properties with depth in recent sediments of York River, southeastern Virginia, U.S.A. (a case study); References; CHAPTER 5. CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS AND BEHAVIOR OF INTERSTITIAL FLUIDS DURING COMPACTION; Introduction; Classification of interstitial solutions; Composition of interstitial solutions related to that of sea water; Solubility and mobility of various salts and ions , Brief review of various processes affecting chemical composition of interstitial watersFluid release mechanisms; Effect of compaction on the chemistry of solutions squeezed out of clays and muds - experimental data and theoretical analysis; Brief review of diagenetic changes of pore waters; Hydrochemical facies and vertical variation in chemistry of interstitial fluids; Salinity distribution in sandstones and associated shales; Squeezing of oil and bitumens out of muds and shales; References; CHAPTER 6. SUBSIDENCE; Introduction; Origin of sedimentary basins and geosynclines , Hydrogeological cycleSubsidence as a result of fluid withdrawal; Mathematical analyses of subsidence; References; CHAPTER 7. ABNORMAL GEOPRESSURES; Introduction; Origin of abnormal geopressures; Anatomy of an abnormal fluid pressure zone; References; CHAPTER 8. EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES USED IN COMPACTION STUDIES; Development of compaction equipment; Classification of compaction equipment; Some salient features of calibrating uniaxial compaction apparatuses; References; APPENDIX A. CONVERSION FACTORS; REFERENCES INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-444-41054-6

Language: English

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Format: XIV, 424 S , graph. Darst

ISBN: 0444410546

Series Statement: Developments in Sedimentology 16

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Language: English

Subjects: Geography

Keywords: Sedimentologie

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis

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Format: XIV, 424 S. , Ill., graph. Darst.

ISBN: 0444410546

Series Statement: Developments in sedimentology 16

Language: English

Subjects: Geography

Keywords: Ton ; Sediment ; Bodenverdichtung ; Ton ; Setzung

URL: Inhaltsverzeichnis