Published 1991
| Version v1
Book
The watertightness to unsaturated seepage of underground cavities and tunnels
Creators
- 1. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research organization, Canberra (Australia)
Description
The theory of water exclusion from (or entry into) subterranean holes from downward unsaturated seepage is outlined, together with results for various hole configurations. Holes serve as obstacles to the flow, increasing water pressure at the hole surface. When the seepage is fast enough and/or the hole is large enough, water pressure exceeds soil air pressure and water enters the hole. Cavity shape is important also. Applications include the design of tunnels and underground repositories for nuclear wastes against the entry of seepage water. 2 figs., 10 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development.
- Imprint Place
- Paris (France)
- ISBN
- 92-64-03343-2
- Imprint Title
- Safety Assessment of Radioactive Waste Repositories
- Imprint Pagination
- 668 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 301-308.
Conference
- Title
- GEOVAL 90. Symposium on Validation of Geosphere Flow and Transport Models.
- Dates
- 14-17 May 1990.
- Place
- Stockholm (Sweden).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD (NEA)
- INIS RN
- 23021726
- Subject category
- S58: GEOSCIENCES;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CAVITIES; GEOMETRY; PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; TUNNELS; UNDERGROUND FACILITIES; WATER INFLUX
- Descriptors DEC
- MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT