Concepts in Prototype Testing for In Situ Geomechanical Investigations at Yucca Mountain
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Geomechanical investigations comprise a significant portion of the site characterization program to be conducted at Yucca Mountain. The investigations will include a number of large-scale experiments that will be conducted in an exploratory shaft facility at the site. A program of prototype testing has been initiated to ensure the success of these expensive and complex experiments. The prototype testing program addresses three problems in rock mechanics: measurement of rock-mass strength, measurement of joint properties in situ, and measurement of rock-mass response to thermally-induced loading. Active areas of development in support of these tests include cutting deep, narrow slots in rock and fabricating high-pressure flatjacks.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- OSTI ID:
- 137654
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--89-2098C; CONF-900406--15; ON: DE90005596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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