Table of contents
Foreword
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Acknowledgements
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Conference organization
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Topic 1: Laboratory investigations and constitutive modeling
The distribution of fluids in natural rock salt to understand deformation mechanisms
G. Desbois, J.L. Urai, J. Schmatz, P. Zavada & H. de Bresser
Advanced strain-hardening approach: A powerful creep model for rock salt with dilatancy,
strength and healing
R.-M. Günther & K. Salzer
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Soft interlayer effect on the mechanical behavior of bedded salt rock
W. Liang, Y. Zhao, S. Xu & MB. Dusseault
23
Analysis of surface cracks growth and damage in salt rock under uniaxial compression
J. Chen, D. Y. Jiang. S. Ren, H.F. Qiu & C.H. Yang
31
Full field investigation of salt deformation at room temperature: Cooperation
of crystal plasticity and grain sliding
M. Bourcier, A. Dimanov, E. Heripre, J.L. Raphanel, M. Bornert & G. Desbois
37
The CDM constitutive model for the mechanical behavior of rock salt:
Recent developments and extensions
A. Hampel
45
Effect of confining pressure on plastic flow of salt at 125°C
N. Muhammad, C.J. Spiers, C.J. Peach & J.H P. de Bresser
57
Boudinage of anhydrite in rock-salt matrix: The impact of bulk finite strain geometry
G. Zulauf, J. Zulauf, M. Mertineit & J. Hammer
65
Effect of sylvite content on mechanical properties of potash
KD. Mellegard, L.A. Roberts & G.D. Callahan
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Very slow creep tests on rock samples
P. Berest, J.F. Beraud, M. Bourcier, A. Dimanov, H. Gharbi, B. Brouard,
K. DeVries & D. Tribout
81
Comparison of internal structure and geomechanical properties in horizontally layered
Zechstein rock salt
P. Wilkosz, S. Burliga, L. Grzybowski & W. Kasprzyk
Effect of insoluble materials on salt behavior during creep tests
M. Tijani, F. Hadj-Hassen, A. Rouabhi, J. Schleifer & N. Gatelier
Topic 2: Coupled processes and hydro-chemical effects
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(THMC)
Simulation of the mechanical deterioration of rock salt at grain scale
C. Müller, C. Lerch, K. Otparlik & H. Konietzky
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Numerical simulation of coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical processes in rock salt
A. Pudewills
Mechanical behaviour of anhydrite rocks: Results of field investigations,
mineralogical-geochemical studies and thermomechanical experiments
M. Mertineit, J. Behlau, J. Hammer. M. Schramm & G. Zulauf
123
Hydraulic integrity of highly soluble carnallite bearing salt rocks
T. Popp, D. Weise, K. Salzer & M. Wiedemann
131
Gas transport properties of rock salt—synoptic view
T. Popp, W. Minkley, K. Salzer & O. Schulze
143
Compaction of salt backfill—new experiments and numerical modelling
O. Czaikowski, K. Wieczorek & K.-P. Kröhn
155
The compaction behaviour of salt backfill at low porosities
K.-P. Kröhn, C.L. Zhang, J. Wolf, D. Stührenberg. M. Jobmann, L. von Borstel & C. Lerch
161
Topic 3: Field measurements and back analyses
In-situ large monitoring and numerical modeling of the loss of stability of salt cavity
F. Laouafa, I. Contrucci & X. Daupley
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Measurements of humidity-enhanced salt creep in salt mines: Proving the Joffe effect
L. L. Van Sambeek
179
Acoustic Emission monitoring around gas-pressure loaded boreholes in rock salt
G. Manthei, J. Philipp, D. Dörner & T. Popp
185
Measurement and calculation of rock stress in the Morsleben repository
S. Fahland & S. Heusermann
193
Interpretation of convergence movement in room and pillar mining by integrating creep
of salt and swelling of marl under water effect
F. Hadj-Hassen, M. Tijani, A. Rouabhi & E. Hertz
201
Topic 4: Numerical modeling
Salt chamber for the astroparticle detector— LAGUNA projcct
J. Slizowski, K. Urbanczyk & K. Serbin
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A method to evaluate long-term rheology of Zechstein salt in the Tertiary
S. Li. S. Abe, J.L Urai, F. Strozyk, P.A. Kukla & H. van Gent
215
Joint projects on the comparison of constitutive models for the mechanical behavior
of rock salt I. Overview of the projects, reference mine for 3-D benchmark calculations,
in-situ measurements and laboratory tests
K. Salzer, R.-M. Günther, W. Minkley, T. Popp, M. Wiedemann. A. Hampel, A. Pudewills,
B. Leuger, D. Zapf, K. Staudtmeister, R. Rokahr, K. Herchen. R. Wolters & K.-H. Lux
Joint projects on the comparison of constitutive models for the mechanical behavior
of rock salt II. Overview of the models and results of 3-D benchmark calculations
A. Hampel, K Salzer, R.-M. Günther, W. Minkley, A. Pudewills, B. Leuger, D. Zapf
K. Staudtmeister, R. Rokahr, K. Herchen, R. Wolters & K.-H. Lux
Dynamic back-calculation of the collapse of the Saint-Maximilien mining field during
mining on rock salt in Varangeville (1873)
W. Minkley, P. Berest, J. P. Schieinig, F. Farkas & V. Böttge
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Topic 5: Dry mining, post-mining and backfilling
SVV a self-sealing material for technical barriers in salt mines—experimental results
H.-J. Herbert, L. Meyer & U. Hertes
255
A risk assessment tool for gas migration interactions between wellbores and potash mines
in S.E. New Mexico
S.R. Sobolik, T. Hadgu, R.P. Rechard & K.N. Gaither
263
Porosity and permeability of crushed and damaged rock salt during compaction
D. Stührenberg & O. Schulze
275
Creep and damage impact on long-term stability of underground structures in salt formations
M. Ghoreychi, X. Daupley & F. Laouafa
283
Preliminary study of the interaction between backfill body and surrounding rock salt mass
Y.L. Xu, C.H. Yang, Y.P. Li, Y.T. Guo & W.D. Ji
293
Injection of sodium silicate solutions into rock salt—long-term behaviour
H.-J. Engelhardt, L.E. von Borstel, K. Mengel & Th. Schirmer
303
Topic 6: Liquid hydrocarbon storage and brine-production caverns
A numerical method for cavity dissolution in salt formation
F. Laouafa, H. Luo, M. Quintard & G. Debenest
Analyzing large pressure changes on the stability of large-diameter caverns using
the M-D model
S.R. Sobolik & B.L. Ehgartner
Expansion analyses of strategic petroleum reserve in Bayou Choctaw—revised locations
B. Y. Park & B.L. Ehgartner
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Topic 7: Gaseous hydrocarbon storage and compressed air energy storage
Impact of lab tests on rock salt for an economical optimization of salt caverns
U. Düsterloh & K.-H. Lux
Study on the comprehensive evaluation model for the stability of the bedded salt rock
gas storage during the operation period
R. Song, B. Yue-ming, J. De-yi, L Xiao-yong & W. Xin-sheng
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The thermo-mechanical behavior of a gas storage cavern during high frequency loading
B. Leuger, K. Staudtmeister & D. Zapf
363
Design of salt caverns for high frequency cycling of storage gas
K.-H. Lux & R. Dresen
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Mechanical stability of a salt cavern submitted to high-frequency cycles
B. Brouard, P. Berest, H. Djizanne & A. Frangi
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The improved IfG gas storage cavern design concept
D. Brückner, W. Minkley & A. Lindert
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Topic 8: Hazardous and radioactive waste disposal
In-situ verification of a drift seal system in rock salt—operating experience
and preliminary results
R. Mauke, J. Stahlmann & M. Mohlfeld
SIERRA mechanics for coupled multi-physics modeling of salt repositories
J.G. Argüello & J. S. Rath
Evaluation of rock salt barriers with respect to tightness: Influence of thermomechanical
damage, fluid infiltration and sealing/healing
R Wolters, K.-H. Lux & U. Düsterloh
Thermal-mechanical modeling of a generic high-level waste salt repository
D.J. Clayton, J.G. Argüello, Jr., E.L. Hardin, F.D. Hansen & J.E. Bean
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Thermo-mechanical analyses for evaluating a HLW-repository concept
C. Lerch, W Bollingerfehr, W. Filbert & Q. Zhang
Analysis of the integrity of the geological barrier in the Gorleben salt formation
S. Heusermann, P. Vogel, R. Eickemeier & H.-K. Nipp
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Performance of tight historic drift seals from the viewpoint of current knowledge on EDZ
N. Müller-Hoeppe, M. Polster, C. Müller & M. Linkamp
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Integrity of salinar barriers under consideration of discontinuum-mechanical aspects
W. Minkley, M. Knauth & U. Wüste
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Drift sealing elements in the Asse II mine as a component of the emergency
concept—assessment of the hydro-mechanical functionality
P. Kamlot, D. Weise, G. Gärtner & L. Teichmann
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Author index
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