Stability Analysis of Methane Hydrate-Bearing Soils Considering Dissociation

It is well known that the methane hydrate dissociation process may lead to unstable behavior such as large ground deformations, uncontrollable gas production, etc. A linear instability analysis was performed in order to investigate which variables have a significant effect on the onset of the instab...

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Main Authors: Hiromasa Iwai, Sayuri Kimoto, Toshifumi Akaki, Fusao Oka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/6/5381