Open AccessG-Tunnel Welded Tuff Mining Experiment instrumentation evaluations; Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project
Author(s) -
R.M. Zimmerman,
Robert A. Bellman,
K.L. Mann,
T.W. Thompson
Publication year - 1992
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/138412
Subject(s) - rock blasting , excavation , drill , radioactive waste , instrumentation (computer programming) , mining engineering , engineering , geology , rock mass classification , geotechnical engineering , waste management , mechanical engineering , computer science , operating system
Designers and analysts of radioactive waste repositories must be able to predict the mechanical behavior of the host rock. Sandia National Laboratory has conducted a mine-by experiment in welded tuff so that information could be obtained regarding the response of the rock to a drill and blast excavation process, where smooth-blasting techniques were used. This report describes the results of the evaluations of nine different instrument or measurement systems used in conjunction with these mining activities