Open AccessAir intake shaft performance tests (Shaft 5): In situ data report (May 1988--July 1995). Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Thermal/Structural Interactions Program
Author(s) -
D.E. Munson,
D.L. Hoag,
Jessica Ball,
Glenn T Baird,
Robert L. Jones
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/201710
Subject(s) - instrumentation (computer programming) , engineering , shaft mining , test data , environmental science , waste management , civil engineering , marine engineering , mining engineering , computer science , software engineering , operating system
Data are presented from the Air Intake Shaft Test, an in situ test fielded at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). The construction of this shaft, well after the initial three access shafts, presented an unusual opportunity to obtain valuable detailed data on the mechanical response of a shaft for application to seal design. These data include selected fielding information, test configuration, instrumentation activities, and comprehensive results from a large number of gages. Construction of the test began in December 1987; gage data in this report cover the period from May 1988 through July 1995, with the bulk of the data obtained after obtaining access in November, 1989 and from the heavily instrumented period after remote gage installation between May, 1990, and October, 1991