Measurement of rock-mass deformation properties by the borehole jacking method at the near-surface test facility

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:5792586

Shuri, F S; Dodds, D J; Kim, K

Borehole jacking tests have been conducted in an attempt to estimate the in situ deformation properties of Pomona basalt in the Near-Surface Test Facility (NSTF) on the Hanford Site, Washington. Full-scale heater tests are being conducted there as part of the feasibility study of radioactive waste disposal in basalt. The borehole jacking method obtains directionally oriented modulus values at depth in the rock mass. Seventy-six tests were conducted in two horizontal and four vertical boreholes.

• Research Organization: Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Rockwell Hanford Operations; Foundation Sciences, Inc., Portland, OR (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-77RL01030
• OSTI ID: 5792586
• Report Number(s): RHO-BWI-C-89; ON: DE82005753
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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