Deformation characteristics of rock salt with mudstone interbeds surrounding gas and oil storage cavern

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 871-877

  Wang, Guijun ^a   Guo, Kangmei ^a,b   Christianson, Mark ^c   Konietzky, Heinz ^d  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^c ITASCA CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^d TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bedded rock salt; Dilatancy; Distinct deformation; Gas and oil storage cavern; Tightness; Visco plasticity

Indexed keywords

CAVES; CREEP; SALT DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

BEDDED ROCK; BEDDED ROCK SALT; DILATANCY; DISTINCT DEFORMATION; GAS AND OIL STORAGE CAVERN; GAS STORAGE; OIL STORAGE; ROCK SALT; STORAGE CAVERNS; TIGHTNESS; VISCO-PLASTICITY;

PLASTICITY;

CAVERN; CREEP; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; DILATANCY; MUDSTONE; PLASTICITY; ROCK SALT; STORAGE STRUCTURE; TENSILE STRESS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 79961031069     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2011.06.012     Document Type: Article

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