PROBABILISTIC CREEP ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES IN SALT

Authors
FOSSUM AF MUNSON DE
Citation
Af. Fossum et De. Munson, PROBABILISTIC CREEP ANALYSIS OF UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES IN SALT, Journal of engineering mechanics, 122(3), 1996, pp. 209-217
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Mechanical
Journal title
Journal of engineering mechanics → ACNP
ISSN journal
07339399
Volume
122
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
209 - 217
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-9399(1996)122:3<209:PCAOUS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A probabilistic creep analysis is made of an underground shaft in salt in support of performance-assessment activities of the Waste Isolatio n Pilot Plant (WIPP) Project. The finite-element method, coupled with an advanced reliability technique, is used to perform the analysis. Ra ndomness due to uncertainties in creep properties is addressed. The re sults clearly demonstrate the utility of the advanced reliability appr oach in making complex underground probabilistic creep analyses.