Published March 20, 1985 | Version v1
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Appraisal of several empirical rock mass classification methods for estimating tunnel support requirements in a geologic high-level waste

Creators

  • 1. Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA)

Description

This report considers three different empirical methods for estimating the rock mass condition and support requirements for the Hanford Site. The three methods employed are (1) rock structure rating model, (2) rock mass rating, and (3) Q system. The site specific conditions at the Hanford Site are used to estimate the support requirements for an underground high-level waste repository in basalt. The suitability of each method is considered by comparing the case history site conditions from each empirical method with the conditions at the Hanford Site. The generalized support system recommended by the empirical methods for the Hanford Site is evaluated using a rock support interaction analysis. 3 refs., 19 figs., 13 tabs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; OSTI as TI90004627; INIS.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
83 p.
Report number
RHO-BWI-ER--011

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21037233
Subject category
S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
BASALT; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; HANFORD RESERVATION; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT
Descriptors DEC
IGNEOUS ROCKS; MANAGEMENT; MATERIALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; US DOE; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTES

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Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract AC06-77RL01030