Mechanical Behaviour of Salt VIII

Laboratory testing

Joint project III on the comparison of constitutive models for the mechanical behavior of rock salt II: Extensive laboratory test program with clean salt from WIPP
K. Salzer, R.-M. Günther, W. Minkley, D. Naumann, T. Popp, A. Hampel, K.-H. Lux, K. Herchen, U. Düsterloh, J.G. Argüello & F.D. Hansen

Joint project III on the comparison of constitutive models for the mechanical behavior of rock salt III: Extensive laboratory test program with argillaceous salt from WIPP and comparison of test results
U. Düsterloh, K. Herchen, K.-H. Lux, K. Salzer, R.-M. Günther, W. Minkley, A. Hampel, J.G. Argüello & F.D. Hansen

Permeability of layered rock salt at different stresses and geometries
N. Muhammad, C.J. Spiers, C.J. Peach, J.H.P. De Bresser & W. Liu

Laboratory investigations of geotechnical properties of rock salt in Polish salt deposits
J. Ślizowski, S. Nagy, K. Serbin, K. Polanski & S. Burliga

Image processing of fabric evolution in granular salt subject to diffusive mass transfer
C. Zhu, C. Arson, S.H. Jeong & M. Dutta

The compaction behaviour of salt backfill as a THM-process
K.-P. Kröhn, C.-L. Zhang, O. Czaikowski, D. Stührenberg & U. Heemann

Improved lab tests to verify the long term integrity of abandoned cavities
U. Düsterloh & K.-H. Lux

Hydrocarbons in rock salt of the Gorleben salt dome—amount, distribution, origin and influence on geomechanical properties
J. Hammer, M. Pusch, A. Häger, C. Ostertag-Henning, N. Thiemeyer & G. Zulauf

Field applications

The shaft Saale seal concept for the abandonment of the former potash mine teutschenthal—improvement of crushed salt/clay backfill
T. Popp, D. Weise, K. Salzer, W. Minkley, M. Gruner & K. Mänz

On the potential of in-situ Acoustic Emission (AE) technology for the monitoringof dynamic processes in salt mines
J. Philipp, K. Plenkers, G. Gärtner & L. Teichmann

Deformation of thin layered anhydrite rocks within the Gorleben salt dome, Germany
M. Mertineit, J. Hammer, M. Schramm, T. Kneuker, N. Thiemeyer & G. Zulauf

Numerical investigations on the anisotropic damage of the EDZ of drifts in rock salt
C. Missal, A. Gährken & J. Stahlmann

Impact of tensile stresses and tensile fractures in rock salt on the evolution of the EDZ— capability of numerical modeling
R.-M. Günther, K. Salzer, W. Minkley & T. Popp

Gas pressure effects on salt—the large scale in-situ test Merkers
T. Popp, W. Minkley, M. Wiedemann, K. Salzer & D. Dörner

The scale effect of dead sea salt velocities based on seismic-acoustic measurements
M.G. Ezersky & I. Goretsky

Barriers

Construction engineering: Grouting measures in damaged rock salt
N. Müller-Hoeppe & H. Schmidt

Interaction between salt concrete sealing structures and rock salt
J. Stahlmann, C. Missal & A. Gährken

Integrity of saliferous barriers for heat-generating radioactive waste—natural analogues and geomechanical requirements
W. Minkley, Dr. Brückner, M. Knauth & C. Lüdeling

Design of a pilot plant to analyze sealing systems based on rock salt bricks
U. Dusterloh

Salt reconsolidation applied to repository seals
F. Hansen, T. Popp, K. Wieczorek & D. Stührenberg

Solution caverns

Introducing a probabilistic-based method for analyzing dilation in salt caverns
L.A. Roberts, E.A. McCullough, S.A. Buchholz & K.L. DeVries

Rheological and geometrical reverse creep in salt caverns
P. Bérest & B. Brouard

Hydrocarbon production and storage through offshore underground salt caverns
A.M. Costa, C.S. Amaral & E. Poiate Jr.

Stability and integrity of salt caverns under consideration of hydro-mechanical loading
W. Minkley, M. Knauth, T. Fabig & N. Farag

Operation, maintenance, and monitoring of large-diameter caverns in oil storage facilities in domal salt
S.R. Sobolik & A.S. Lord

Fabric-based modeling of thermo-mechanical damage and healing around salt caverns
C. Zhu & C. Arson

Numerical modeling of solution-mined caverns located near salt dome boundaries
B.E. Belzer & S.J. Voegeli

Computer modeling applied in the design of salt caverns for natural gas storage
A.M. Costa, P.V.M. Costa, C.S. Amaral & E. Poiate Jr.

From birth to long-term life—main aspects regarding THM-coupled simulation of salt cavern behavior as well as regarding improved salt cavern design with special consideration of rock salt damage
K.-H. Lux & U. Düsterloh

Salt structure information system (InSpEE) as a supporting tool for evaluation of storage capacity of caverns for renewable energies/rock mechanical design for CAES and H2 storage caverns
D. Zapf, K. Staudmeister, R.B. Rokahr, S. Yildirim, B. Leuger, S. Donadei, D. Zander-Schiebenhöfer, P.-L. Horvath, S. Fleig, L. Pollok & M. Hölzner

Constitutive modeling

Description of damage reduction and healing with the CDM constitutive model for the thermo-mechanical behavior of rock salt
A. Hampel

Validation of a mineralogy-dependent constitutive model for potash
C. Vining & J. Nopola

Theoretical study of damage accommodation in salt subject to viscous fatigue
C. Zhu, C. Arson & A. Pouya

A thermal-mechanical constitutive model to describe deformation, damage and healing of rock salt
A. Gahrken, C. Missal & J. Stählmann

Multi-mechanism deformation creep model applied to Brazilian salt rocks
P.A.L.P. Firme, D. Roehl, C. Romanel, E. Poiate Jr. & A.M. Costa

Modeling and simulation

Joint Project III on the comparison of constitutive models for the thermo-mechanical behavior of rock salt I: Overview and results from model calculations of healing of rock salt
A. Hampel, R.-M. Günther, K. Salzer, W. Minkley, A. Pudewills, S. Yildirim, R. Rokahr, A Gährken, C. Missal, J. Stahlmann, K. Herchen & K.-H. Lux

Two problems to benchmark numerical codes for use in potential HLW salt repositories
J.G. Argüello & J.F. Holland

Geomechanical analysis and assessment of the integrity of the southern part in the Morsleben repository
S. Fahland, S. Heusermann & A. Schäfers

Coupled modelling of the thermal simulation for drift emplacement underground test
L.B. Martin, J. Rutqvist, J.T. Birkholzer, R. Wolters & K.-H. Lux

Geomechanical assessment of the Asse II operation phase until radioactive waste retrieval using large 3D-models
P. Kamlot, R.-M. Günther, G. Gärtner & L. Teichmann

Thermomechanical analysis of a fictive HLW repository in the Gorleben salt dome
S. Heusermann, R. Eickemeier & S. Fahland

HM-coupled processes to be considered in the context of a safety case analysis for sealed caverns in rock salt used for waste disposal
R. Wolters, K.-H. Lux & U. Düsterloh

Numerical analysis of a drift intersection in a waste repository in rock salt
A. Pudewills

Sensitivity study of the finite element modeling applied in the closure analysis of the pre-salt wells in Brazil
A.M. Costa, C.S. Amaral, E. Poiate Jr., R.J.Q. Quispe, M.S.T. Morales & D. Roehl

Biography

Lance Roberts, Kirby Mellegard, Frank Hansen