Creep Test of WIPP (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant) Site Anhydrite Core.

Abstract

A creep reaction frame, a test specimen deformation jacket, a data acquisition system, and a triaxial chamber were readied and verified for their suitability for conducting triaxial creep tests of hard rock. All the equipment was found to be adequate for doing triaxial creep tests. A limited number of creep tests was conducted on anhydrite rock core from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) site. Three of the four creep stages were observed during the testing. A logarithmic function was found to best fit the transient and steady-state creep stages. Originator-supplied keywords: Rock creep, Anhydrite, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP), Repository sealing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160444

Entities

People

  • R. L. Stowe

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Compressive Strength
  • Creep
  • Creep Tests
  • Data Acquisition
  • Internal Pressure
  • Load Cells
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • New Mexico
  • Pilot Plants
  • Steady State
  • Strain Gages
  • Strain Rate
  • Tectosilicates

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.