Numerical Simulation of WIPP (Waste Isolation Pilot Plant) Panel Entryway Seal/Formation Structural Interaction

摘要

A series of structural analyses were performed to evaluate the interaction of the components of a potential two-component panel entryway seal configuration with each other and with the rock salt formation at the repository horizon of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. A two-dimensional axisymmetric geomechanical model of the configuration was used to evaluate a 30.5 m long seal, consisting of concrete end caps and a crushed salt core. 13 refs., 7 figs. (ERA citation 13:030096)