Stability evaluation and failure analysis of rock salt gas storage caverns based on deformation reinforcement theory

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 147-160

  Deng, J Q ^a   Yang, Q ^a   Liu, Y R ^a   Pan, Y W ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure analysis; Nonlinear FEM; Plastic complementary energy; Rock salt cavern; Stability evaluation; Unbalanced force

Indexed keywords

CAVES; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GASES; REINFORCEMENT; SALT DEPOSITS; STABILITY; STABILITY CRITERIA;

NONLINEAR FEM; PLASTIC COMPLEMENTARY ENERGY; ROCK SALT CAVERN; STABILITY EVALUATION; UNBALANCED FORCE;

UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

CAVERN; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GAS STORAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK SALT; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

EID: 84928337891     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: 18737633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.03.013     Document Type: Article

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