supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,Grant No. 2006AA09A209);the Major National S&T Program(Grant No. 2008ZX05026-004);the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(973 Program,Grant No. 2009CB219507);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.91010015)
A triaxial system is designed with a temperature range from -20 ℃ to 25℃ and a pressure range from 0 MPa to 30 MPa in order to improve the understanding of the mechanical properties of gas hydrate-bearing sediments....