On the Creep Analysis of Rock Masses by Using a Viscoelastoplastic Model
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- 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_28How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Time-dependent Deformation; Waste Isolation Pilot Plant; Rock Masses; Finite Element; Viscoelastoplasticity
- Abstract
Creep in rock masses is typically described as the gradual deformation that occurs when loads are applied for long durations at varying temperatures. This process, which may result from chemical reactions in susceptible environments, leads to instabilities and catastrophic strength degradation in the rock masses. An example of a susceptible environment is crystalline and sedimentary host rocks or rock salts in deep geological repositories. Such environments are subject to the long-term transfer of radionuclides at high temperatures. This research is focused on the study of creep in several numerical examples under different loading conditions. The simulations are conducted using finite element analysis of viscoelastic and viscoelastoplastic materials. The former uses the known Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) model, and the latter incorporates a newly proposed viscoelastoplastic model that integrates the WIPP and Mohr-Coulomb (MC) models. Results are verified with available closed-form and numerical solutions.
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TY - CONF AU - A. A. Jameei AU - A. Azami AU - S. Moallemi AU - K. Dang AU - T. Yacoub PY - 2023 DA - 2023/11/08 TI - On the Creep Analysis of Rock Masses by Using a Viscoelastoplastic Model BT - Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conference (RIC 2023) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 264 EP - 277 SN - 2589-4943 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_28 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_28 ID - Jameei2023 ER -