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Thermal/mechanical properties of umtanum basalt: Borehole DC-2

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6523120
The thermal/mechanical behavior of basalt cores from the Near-Surface Test Facility (NSTF) at Gable Mountain and from Borehole DC-2 on the Hanford Site is being studied to help understand the results of the in situ testing at the NSTF, and to provide information relating NSTF conditions within Pomona basalt to projected repository conditions within Umtanum basalt. This report describes the thermal/mechanical properties of Umtanum basalt from Borehole DC-2. Reported are: thermal expansion, static and dynamic elastic properties, compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength, modulus of rupture, density, apparent porosity, thermal conductivity, specific heat, and thermal diffusivity. (DLC)
Research Organization:
Foundation Sciences, Inc., Portland, OR (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-77RL01030
OSTI ID:
6523120
Report Number(s):
RHO-BWI-C-92
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English