Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction

Moslehy, Amirsalar; Alshibli, Khalid A.; Truster, Timothy J.; Kenesei, Peter; Imseeh, Wadi H.; Jarrar, Zaher; Sharma, Hemant

doi:10.1107/s1600576721007809

Title: Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction

Journal Article · Mon Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Applied Crystallography (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576721007809· OSTI ID:1843588

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Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Over time rock salt caverns have been extensively used as reliable repositories for hazardous waste such as nuclear waste, oil or compressed gases. Undisturbed rock salt deposits in nature are usually impermeable and have very low porosity. However, rock salt formations under excavation stresses can develop crack networks, which increase their porosities; and in the case of a connected crack network within the media, rock salt may become permeable. Although the relationship between the permeability of rock salt and the applied stresses has been reported in the literature, a microscopic study that investigates the properties influencing this relationship, such as the evolution of texture and internal stresses, has yet to be conducted. This study employs in situ 3D synchrotron micro-computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction (3DXRD) on two small-scale polycrystalline rock salt specimens to investigate the evolution of the texture and internal stresses within the specimens. The 3DXRD technique measures the 3D crystal structure and lattice strains within rock salt grains. The specimens were prepared under 1D compression conditions and have shown an initial {111} preferred texture, a dominant {110}$$\langle1\bar{1}0\rangle$$ slip system and no fully connected crack network. The {111} preferred texture under the unconfined compression experiment became stronger, while the {111}$$\langle1\bar{1}0\rangle$$ slip system became more prominent. The specimens did not have a fully connected crack network until applied axial stresses reached about 30 MPa, at a point where the impermeability of the material becomes compromised due to the development of multiple major cracks.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357; CMMI-1641054

OSTI ID:: 1843588

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Crystallography (Online), Vol. 54, Issue 5; ISSN 1600-5767

Publisher:: International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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