Numerical simulation of WIPP panel entryway seal/formation structural interaction
Abstract
A series of structural analyses were performed to evaluate the interaction of the components of a potential two-component panel entryway seal configuration with each other and with the rock salt formation at the repository horizon of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. A two-dimensional axisymmetric geomechanical model of the configuration was used to evaluate a 30.5 m long seal, consisting of concrete end caps and a crushed salt core.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Rock Mechanics and Modeling
Nuclear and radioactivity studies
Geomechanics and Mining Engineering
Publication details
- Journal / source
- CRC Press eBooks
- Pages
- 403–412
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter