Research Article
Oct 1981
Time-Dependant Behavior of Solution Caverns in Salt
Authors: Jameshid Ghaboussi, M.ASCE, Randall E. Ranken, and Afred J. Hendron Jr., M.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 107, Issue 10
Abstract
Creep finite-element analyses of several solution caverns in rock salt were performed to study the long-term behavior of such caverns. The effect of cavern shape (height-to-diameter ratio) and the internal pressure on the time-dependent behavior of caverns were the main objectives. The pattern of creep-induced stress changes around the caverns were studied, and the main aspects were demonstrated through the results of the analyses. The cavern volume closures can be expressed by a simple equation as a function of time, and the accuracy of this expression was verified by the results of the analyses. The other aspects of the time-dependent behavior of the caverns studied were: (1) the influence of a drop in internal pressure; (2) the influence of creep deformations on the results and interpretation of pressure tests for cavity tightness; and (3) the influence of gradual cavity growth due to the leaching process as compared to the analysis of cavity assumed at full size initially.
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Journal of the Geotechnical Engineering Division
Volume 107 • Issue 10 • October 1981
Pages: 1379 - 1401
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Oct 1981
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Jameshid Ghaboussi, M.ASCE
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill
Randall E. Ranken
Stone and Webster Engrg., Denver, Colo
Afred J. Hendron Jr., M.ASCE
Prof., Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Univ., of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill
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