The Opalinus Clay is under investigation for deep geological disposal of nuclear waste in Switzerland. Past investigations indicate that the Excavation Damaged/Disturbed Zone is comprised of macroscopic fracturing. Recent excavation of the EZ-B niche at the Rock Laboratory revealed only a few induced macroscopic fractures from drillcore mapping and televiewer imaging. However, borehole seismic profiling showed marked velocity and amplitude decreases within the first 50 cm. Due to the limited induced macroscopic fracturing identified, the zone of excavation-induced perturbation was characterized through the integration of borehole data to reveal a non-uniform zone around the niche
Characterizing excavation-induced perturbations around a short tunnel in an overconsolidated clay shale / Yong, S; Loew, S; Fidelibus, Corrado. - (2008), pp. 1730-1736. (Intervento presentato al convegno 42nd US Rock Mechanics Symposium and 2nd US-Canada Rock Mechanics Symposium 2008 tenutosi a San Francisco, California., US nel 29 June - 2 July 2008).
Characterizing excavation-induced perturbations around a short tunnel in an overconsolidated clay shale
FIDELIBUS, Corrado
2008
Abstract
The Opalinus Clay is under investigation for deep geological disposal of nuclear waste in Switzerland. Past investigations indicate that the Excavation Damaged/Disturbed Zone is comprised of macroscopic fracturing. Recent excavation of the EZ-B niche at the Rock Laboratory revealed only a few induced macroscopic fractures from drillcore mapping and televiewer imaging. However, borehole seismic profiling showed marked velocity and amplitude decreases within the first 50 cm. Due to the limited induced macroscopic fracturing identified, the zone of excavation-induced perturbation was characterized through the integration of borehole data to reveal a non-uniform zone around the nicheI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
