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Title: Thermomechanical analysis of some proposed schemes for radioactive waste disposal. Research report

Abstract

Solutions are presented for the steady-state, thermomechanical response of an elastic half space containing either a vertical line source or a horizontal disc-shaped source of heat. It is suggested that these solutions may be useful for predicting the long-term behavior of rock masses containing nuclear-waste repositories; the solution for the line source being appropriate for the disposal of hot wastes in deep boreholes and the solution for the disc-shaped source being applicable to disposal in underground galleries of significant lateral extent. It is demonstrated that, in both cases, the surface of the rock mass will heave and that there is potential for cracking of the rock overlying the repositories because of tensile stress changes induced in the region near the surface. Typical values of these quantities were calculated for a rock-mass-like granite.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Sydney Univ. (Australia). School of Civil and Mining Engineering
OSTI Identifier:
7012843
Report Number(s):
PB-87-100467/XAB; R-508
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; GROUND DISPOSAL; ROCK MECHANICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; THERMODYNAMICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; MANAGEMENT; MECHANICS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; 052002* - Nuclear Fuels- Waste Disposal & Storage

Citation Formats

Carter, J P, and Booker, J R. Thermomechanical analysis of some proposed schemes for radioactive waste disposal. Research report. United States: N. p., 1985. Web.
Carter, J P, & Booker, J R. Thermomechanical analysis of some proposed schemes for radioactive waste disposal. Research report. United States.
Carter, J P, and Booker, J R. 1985. "Thermomechanical analysis of some proposed schemes for radioactive waste disposal. Research report". United States.
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author = {Carter, J P and Booker, J R},
abstractNote = {Solutions are presented for the steady-state, thermomechanical response of an elastic half space containing either a vertical line source or a horizontal disc-shaped source of heat. It is suggested that these solutions may be useful for predicting the long-term behavior of rock masses containing nuclear-waste repositories; the solution for the line source being appropriate for the disposal of hot wastes in deep boreholes and the solution for the disc-shaped source being applicable to disposal in underground galleries of significant lateral extent. It is demonstrated that, in both cases, the surface of the rock mass will heave and that there is potential for cracking of the rock overlying the repositories because of tensile stress changes induced in the region near the surface. Typical values of these quantities were calculated for a rock-mass-like granite.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7012843}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985},
month = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985}
}

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