Numerical simulation of thermal-mechanical processes observed at the Drift-Scale Heater Test at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 652-666

  Hsiung, S M ^a   Chowdhury, A H ^a   Nataraja, M S ^b  

^a Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses   (United States)

^b U S NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture closure; Fracture normal stress; Fracture permeability; Heater Test; Rock mass permeability; Thermal mechanical process; Thermally induced mechanical deformation

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DRIFT-SCALE HEATER TEST; HEATING PHASE; ROCK-MASS PERMEABILITY; THERMAL-MECHANICAL PROCESSES;

THERMOANALYSIS;

REPOSITORY; THERMOHYDROMECHANICS;

NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; YUCCA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 22744449951     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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