2005
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.03.008
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Coupled thermal–hydrological–mechanical analyses of the Yucca Mountain Drift Scale Test—Comparison of field measurements to predictions of four different numerical models

Abstract: 38permeability. The generally good agreement between simulated and measured THM data shows that adopted continuum model approaches are adequate for simulating relevant coupled THM processes at the DST. Moreover, TM-induced rock-mass deformations were reasonably well predicted using elastic models, although some individual displacements appeared to be better captured using an elasto-plastic model. It is concluded that fracture closure/opening caused by change in normal stress across fractures is the dominant me… Show more

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“…This modeling work has greatly enhanced our understanding of the coupled near-field processes in two different rock formations (crystalline rock versus volcanic tuff), hydrological settings (saturated versus unsaturated), and emplacement designs (backfilled drift versus open drift), and has added confidence in the predictions by comparison of measured data with the model results (e.g., Rutqvist et al, 2005aRutqvist et al, , 2005b.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This modeling work has greatly enhanced our understanding of the coupled near-field processes in two different rock formations (crystalline rock versus volcanic tuff), hydrological settings (saturated versus unsaturated), and emplacement designs (backfilled drift versus open drift), and has added confidence in the predictions by comparison of measured data with the model results (e.g., Rutqvist et al, 2005aRutqvist et al, , 2005b.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In addition, a three-dimensional, thermal-hydrologic model has been developed to represent thermal-hydrologic behavior for the (DST) at Yucca Mountain. Descriptions of the test, including analyses of the experimental data, are provided by Birkholzer and Tsang (2000), Rutqvist et al (2005), and Mukhopadhyay et al (2007). In the thermal-hydrologic models, the fractured rock is represented as a dual-permeability system (Buscheck et al 2002).…”
Section: The Thermal-hydrologic Modelmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The DST was designed to investigate in situ thermal-hydrologic processes at the scale of a single emplacement drift (Birkholzer and Tsang 2000;Rutqvist et al 2005;Mukhopadhyay et al 2007). Figure 3 shows the plan view of the physical system.…”
Section: Study Domains and Gridsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In a TOUGH-FLAC simulation, the codes are coupled through external modules: one that calculates changes in effective stress as a function of multiphase pore pressure and thermal expansion, and one that corrects porosity, permeability, and capillary pressure as a function of stress. TOUGH-FLAC has been extensively applied in the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP) for the prediction of the evolution of coupled THM processes and for modeling the Yucca Mountain Drift Scale Test (Rutqvist et al 2005). …”
Section: Tough-flac (Used By Doe Team)mentioning
confidence: 99%