Constitutive properties of salt from four sites. [Richton dome; Mississippi; Vacherie dome; Louisiana; Permian basin, Texas; Paradox basin, Utah]
Results are presented from laboratory strength and creep tests performed on salt specimens from the Richton dome in Mississippi, the Vacherie dome in Louisiana, the Permian basin in Texas, and the Paradox basin in Utah. The constitutive properties obtained are the elastic moduli and the failure envelope at 24/sup 0/C and parameter values for the baseline creep law. Some additional data are presented to indicate how the elastic moduli and strength change with temperature. The constitutive properties given in this report and subsequent numerical simulations will serve as input to the screening of site locations for a nuclear-waste repository. The matrix of tests performed is the minimum effort required to obtain these constitutive properties. Comparison of results with those obtained for sites that have been characterized in greater detail suggests that the constitutive parameter values obtained are adequate for site-screening activity.
- Research Organization:
- RE/SPEC, Inc., Rapid City, SD (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 6270251
- Report Number(s):
- ONWI-314; ON: DE83011941
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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