The Äspö Pillar Stability Experiment: Part II-Rock mass response to coupled excavation-induced and thermal-induced stresses

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 879-895

  Andersson, J Christer ^a   Martin, C Derek ^b   Stille, Håkan ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic emission; APSE; sp HRL; Back calculation; Confinement; Displacement; Extension strain; Fracturing; Heating; Nuclear waste; Numeric modelling; Radial expansion; Rock mass strength; Shear failure; SKB; Spalling; Stress; Tensile failure; Yielding

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EXCAVATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS;

ACOUSTIC-EMISSIONS; APSE; ÄSPÖ HRL; BACKCALCULATIONS; CONFINEMENT; DISPLACEMENT; EXTENSION STRAIN; FRACTURING; NUMERIC MODELS; RADIAL EXPANSIONS; ROCK MASS STRENGTH; SHEAR FAILURE; SKB; TENSILE FAILURES; YIELDING;

STRAIN GAGES;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; BOREHOLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DISPLACEMENT; EXCAVATION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE GEOMETRY; FRACTURED MEDIUM; PILLAR; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROCK MASS RESPONSE; ROCK MECHANICS; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CHANGE; UNIAXIAL TEST; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 67349223987     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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