Examinations of Simulated Borehole Specimens.

Abstract

The quality of the contact portland cement grout and surrounding rock will be of prime importance if grout is used to seal boreholes for the isolation of nuclear waste. The contact will need to be tight and relatively impermeable. In the study reported herein, simulated borehole (SBH) specimens were prepared and tested in the laboratory. The specimens consisted of grout poured into a hole in sections of anhydrite rock core that had been grouted into a steel pipe to provide restraint. The study was largely devoted to investigating methods of avoiding artifacts during preparation of these SBH specimens for study of the grout-to-rock contact. The work was conducted and is reported in two parts. The first part was a study in which only large round SBH specimens (about 6 by 6 in.) were used, while the second also included some smaller round SBH specimens (about 3 by 3 in.).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA101416

Entities

People

  • Alan D. Buck
  • Jay E. Rhoderick

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boreholes
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Calcium Hydroxide
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Diffraction
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Freeze Drying
  • Fresh Water
  • Hydroxides
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Water
  • X Rays
  • X-Ray Diffraction

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