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Updated Drucker-Prager Constants for Anhydrite and Polyhalite

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1561465· OSTI ID:1561465
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

The Waste Isolation Pilot (WIPP) reference stratigraphy contains layers of both anhydrite and polyhalite which mush be included in models used to compute the response of WIPP rooms and drifts. These layers have usually been modeled as elastic materials due to the ease in implementing elastic models.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
1561465
Report Number(s):
SAND--2016-3647R; 638480
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English