The influence of an excavation damaged zone on the thermal-mechanical and hydro-mechanical behaviors of an underground excavation
The influence of an excavation damaged zone on the thermal-mechanical and hydro-mechanical behaviors of an underground excavation
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DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2008.04.004
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发表时间:
2008-10-17
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Cho, W. J.
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作者:
Kwon, S.;Cho, W. J.
In Korea, a reference disposal system, KRS. was proposed in 2006 after 10 years ofresearch and development. In the KRS, the high-level radioactive waste repository is considered to be located in a crystalline rock likes granite. For a validation of the feasibility, safety, and stability of the KRS, an underground research tunnel, KURT was constructed in Nov. 2006. During the construction of KURT by a controlled blasting, the size and characteristics of an excavation damaged zone(EDZ) were investigated by in situ as well as laboratory tests. The possible influences of an EDZ around a tunnel on the thermal, hydraulic and mechanical behaviors of the near field were investigated by using hydro-mechanical and thermo-mechanical coupling analyses. From this study, it was found that the existence of an EDZ can influence the thermal, hydraulic, and mechanical behaviors of the near field and it was recommended that an EDZ should be considered as an important parameter during the design of underground repositories. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.