Experimental study of temperature effects on physical and mechanical characteristics of salt rock

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-482

  Liang, W G ^a   Xu, S G ^a   Zhao, Y S ^a,b  

^a TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Physical and mechanical characteristics; Rock mechanics; Salt rock; Temperature effect

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

BIOSPHERE; ROCK TEMPERATURE; SALT ROCK; THERMAL ENERGY;

ROCKS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROCK MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33750497262     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-005-0067-2     Document Type: Article

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