Preliminary design of an underground reservoir for pumped storage

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-355

  Uddin, Nasim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Mine; Numerical modeling; Rock; Underground pumped storage

Indexed keywords

BRINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXCAVATION; LIMESTONE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS;

PUMPED STORAGE;

STORAGE (MATERIALS);

DESIGN METHOD; EXCAVATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUMPING; RESERVOIR; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 1642504800     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEGE.0000006058.79137.e2     Document Type: Article

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