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Title: Lithophysal Rock Mass Mechanical Properties of the Repository Host Horizon

Abstract

The purpose of this calculation is to develop estimates of key mechanical properties for the lithophysal rock masses of the Topopah Spring Tuff (Tpt) within the repository host horizon, including their uncertainties and spatial variability. The mechanical properties to be characterized include an elastic parameter, Young's modulus, and a strength parameter, uniaxial compressive strength. Since lithophysal porosity is used as a surrogate property to develop the distributions of the mechanical properties, an estimate of the distribution of lithophysal porosity is also developed. The resulting characterizations of rock parameters are important for supporting the subsurface design, developing the preclosure safety analysis, and assessing the postclosure performance of the repository (e.g., drift degradation and modeling of rockfall impacts on engineered barrier system components).

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Yucca Mountain Project, Las Vegas, NV (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
837709
Report Number(s):
800-K0C-SS00-00200-000-00A
ENG.20041111.0001, DC 43329; TRN: US0502658
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 10 Nov 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; DESIGN; PERFORMANCE; POROSITY; SAFETY ANALYSIS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; TUFF; ROCK MECHANICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; YUCCA MOUNTAIN

Citation Formats

Rigby, D. Lithophysal Rock Mass Mechanical Properties of the Repository Host Horizon. United States: N. p., 2004. Web. doi:10.2172/837709.
Rigby, D. Lithophysal Rock Mass Mechanical Properties of the Repository Host Horizon. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/837709
Rigby, D. 2004. "Lithophysal Rock Mass Mechanical Properties of the Repository Host Horizon". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/837709. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/837709.
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title = {Lithophysal Rock Mass Mechanical Properties of the Repository Host Horizon},
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abstractNote = {The purpose of this calculation is to develop estimates of key mechanical properties for the lithophysal rock masses of the Topopah Spring Tuff (Tpt) within the repository host horizon, including their uncertainties and spatial variability. The mechanical properties to be characterized include an elastic parameter, Young's modulus, and a strength parameter, uniaxial compressive strength. Since lithophysal porosity is used as a surrogate property to develop the distributions of the mechanical properties, an estimate of the distribution of lithophysal porosity is also developed. The resulting characterizations of rock parameters are important for supporting the subsurface design, developing the preclosure safety analysis, and assessing the postclosure performance of the repository (e.g., drift degradation and modeling of rockfall impacts on engineered barrier system components).},
doi = {10.2172/837709},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2004},
month = {Wed Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2004}
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