Estimating the potential for spalling around a deep nuclear waste repository in crystalline rock

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-228

  Martin, C D ^a   Christiansson, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brittle yielding; Crystalline rock; Hazard assessment; Nuclear waste disposal; Probability of yielding; Spalling

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HAZARDS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCK MECHANICS; SAFETY FACTOR; SPALLING;

BRITTLE FAILURES; BRITTLE YIELDING; DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY; FACTORS OF SAFETIES; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL; NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORIES; PROBABILITY OF YIELDING; REPOSITORY DESIGN; STRESS-INDUCED;

CRYSTALLINE ROCKS;

BRITTLE FAILURE; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; DESIGN; ESTIMATION METHOD; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; SPALLING; STRESS ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 58749092471     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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