Stability and serviceability of underground energy storage caverns in rock salt subjected to mechanical cyclic loading

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue , 2016, Pages 115-131

  Khaledi, Kavan ^a   Mahmoudi, Elham ^a   Datcheva, Maria ^b   Schanz, Tom ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Creep; Cyclic Loading; Damage; Rock salt cavern; Solution mining; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

CAVES; COMPRESSED AIR; CYCLIC LOADS; DIGITAL STORAGE; HYDROGEN STORAGE; PRESSURE VESSELS; ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE;

CYCLIC LOADING; DAMAGE; LOADING OPERATIONS; MECHANICAL; ROCK SALT; ROCK SALT CAVERN; SALT FORMATION; STORAGE CAVERNS; UNDERGROUND ENERGY STORAGES; UNDERGROUND STORAGE;

CREEP;

CAVERN; CREEP; CYCLIC LOADING; DAMAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; ROCK SALT; SOLUTION MINING; STABILITY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 84963701457     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2016.04.010     Document Type: Article

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