Two-dimensional axisymmetric and plane strain scoping calculations for the Small-Scale Seal Performance Test, Test Series A

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5557700

Torres, T M

This report presents two-dimensional (2-D) axisymmetric and plane strain scoping calculations for the Small-Scale Seal Performance Test (SSSPT), Test Series A. The SSSPT is part of the Plugging and Sealing Program for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) and is a precursor to future large-scale in situ experients. Test Series A is being conducted in a single isolated alcove (Room M) located in the underground salt formation; it contains several 3.66-m (12-ft)-deep vertical boreholes of varying diameters with concrete plugs of different lengths. The boreholes in Room M are instrumented for monitoring the deformation, stress, and strain resulting from the creep of the salt and the effects of the plug. Data for comparison from the experiment are not yet available. However, as a precursor to three-dimensional calculations, the 2-D axisymmetric and plane strain results presented herein are attempts to provide bounds on quantitative and qualitative structural behavioral trends for predicting the near-field response of the drift, plug, and salt.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5557700
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-0488; ON: DE86012007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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