Results of an accelerated borehole closure testing program at Avery Island, Louisiana

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:5750112

Stickney, R G

This report presents the results of an accelerated borehole closure testing program conducted in the test facility in the Avery Island salt mine. The accelerated borehole closure tests provided data on the thermomechanical response of domal salt when subjected to conditions similar to those expected in a high-level nuclear waste repository. The objective is to aid numerical methods used to predict the creep behavior of salt. 5 refs., 19 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: RE/SPEC, Inc., Rapid City, SD (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-87CH10290
• OSTI ID: 5750112
• Report Number(s): BMI/ONWI-665; ON: DE88003317
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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