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On the Creep Analysis of Rock Masses by Using a Viscoelastoplastic Model

Authors
A. A. Jameei1, *, A. Azami1, S. Moallemi1, K. Dang1, T. Yacoub1
1Rocscience Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
*Corresponding author. Email: amir.jameei@rocscience.com
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A. A. Jameei
Available Online 8 November 2023.
DOI
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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Rocscience International Conference (RIC 2023)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date
8 November 2023
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_28
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2589-4943
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-258-3_28How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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