Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction
Abstract
Over time rock salt caverns have been extensively used as reliable repositories for hazardous waste such as nuclear waste, oil or compressed gases. Undisturbed rock salt deposits in nature are usually impermeable and have very low porosity. However, rock salt formations under excavation stresses can develop crack networks, which increase their porosities; and in the case of a connected crack network within the media, rock salt may become permeable. Although the relationship between the permeability of rock salt and the applied stresses has been reported in the literature, a microscopic study that investigates the properties influencing this relationship, such as the evolution of texture and internal stresses, has yet to be conducted. This study employs in situ 3D synchrotron micro-computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction (3DXRD) on two small-scale polycrystalline rock salt specimens to investigate the evolution of the texture and internal stresses within the specimens. The 3DXRD technique measures the 3D crystal structure and lattice strains within rock salt grains. The specimens were prepared under 1D compression conditions and have shown an initial {111} preferred texture, a dominant {110}$$\langle1\bar{1}0\rangle$$ slip system and no fully connected crack network. The {111} preferred texture under the unconfined compression experiment became stronger, while the {111}$$\langle1\bar{1}0\rangle$$ slip system became more prominent. The specimens did not have a fully connected crack network until applied axial stresses reached about 30 MPa, at a point where the impermeability of the material becomes compromised due to the development of multiple major cracks.
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- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1843588
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; CMMI-1641054
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Applied Crystallography (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Journal of Applied Crystallography (Online); Journal Volume: 54; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1600-5767
- Publisher:
- International Union of Crystallography
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; grain stress; lattice strain; halite microstructure; rock salt crystal structure; x-ray diffraction
Citation Formats
Moslehy, Amirsalar, Alshibli, Khalid A., Truster, Timothy J., Kenesei, Peter, Imseeh, Wadi H., Jarrar, Zaher, and Sharma, Hemant. Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1107/s1600576721007809.
Moslehy, Amirsalar, Alshibli, Khalid A., Truster, Timothy J., Kenesei, Peter, Imseeh, Wadi H., Jarrar, Zaher, & Sharma, Hemant. Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction. United States. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576721007809
Moslehy, Amirsalar, Alshibli, Khalid A., Truster, Timothy J., Kenesei, Peter, Imseeh, Wadi H., Jarrar, Zaher, and Sharma, Hemant. Mon .
"Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction". United States. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600576721007809. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1843588.
@article{osti_1843588,
title = {Evolution of texture and internal stresses within polycrystalline rock salt using in situ 3D synchrotron computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction},
author = {Moslehy, Amirsalar and Alshibli, Khalid A. and Truster, Timothy J. and Kenesei, Peter and Imseeh, Wadi H. and Jarrar, Zaher and Sharma, Hemant},
abstractNote = {Over time rock salt caverns have been extensively used as reliable repositories for hazardous waste such as nuclear waste, oil or compressed gases. Undisturbed rock salt deposits in nature are usually impermeable and have very low porosity. However, rock salt formations under excavation stresses can develop crack networks, which increase their porosities; and in the case of a connected crack network within the media, rock salt may become permeable. Although the relationship between the permeability of rock salt and the applied stresses has been reported in the literature, a microscopic study that investigates the properties influencing this relationship, such as the evolution of texture and internal stresses, has yet to be conducted. This study employs in situ 3D synchrotron micro-computed tomography and 3D X-ray diffraction (3DXRD) on two small-scale polycrystalline rock salt specimens to investigate the evolution of the texture and internal stresses within the specimens. The 3DXRD technique measures the 3D crystal structure and lattice strains within rock salt grains. The specimens were prepared under 1D compression conditions and have shown an initial {111} preferred texture, a dominant {110}$\langle1\bar{1}0\rangle$ slip system and no fully connected crack network. The {111} preferred texture under the unconfined compression experiment became stronger, while the {111}$\langle1\bar{1}0\rangle$ slip system became more prominent. The specimens did not have a fully connected crack network until applied axial stresses reached about 30 MPa, at a point where the impermeability of the material becomes compromised due to the development of multiple major cracks.},
doi = {10.1107/s1600576721007809},
journal = {Journal of Applied Crystallography (Online)},
number = 5,
volume = 54,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
month = {Mon Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2021}
}
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