... of these investigations verified assumptions based on previous experiences. The construction was carried out by me ns of long-hole drilling from above simultaneously with tunnelling from below. INTRODUCTION Sanding is a well-known and widely used method of improving trafficability and traffic safety on snowy and icy...

....) D'Appolonia Consulting Engineers, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA ABSTRACT A geotechnical investigation was conducted to confirm the feasibility of using the Central Rock Limestone Mine, Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A. for crude oil storage as part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Evaluation of containment...

...~rcivili~~se,for instance storage and sports. In Turku, Finland, an underground shelter is being built in which two ice-hockey rinks will be situated in adjacent halls. The unusually long spans of the halls (32 m) presume thorough site investigations and accurate calculations. The construction site...

... for thlS. Based on the experience of several pre-investigations and feasibility studies executed in South and Central Europe, North America, Africa and Asia the different causes of the ob- stacles met with are discussed here. GEOPHYSICAL CONDITIONS The geophysical conditions in our countries are in general...

... power stations sited in either mined-rock cavities or in shallow excavations covered with backfill (pit siting). These investigations, primarily in European and North American countries, have revealed a number of potential benefits of underground siting: improved containment of radionuclides under...

... Reservoir Characterization Upstream Oil & Gas crustal movement LNG geological investigation assessment geological record geological characterisation knowledge liquified natural gas gas monetization recognition characterisation time scale waste management requirement...

... and the work was initiated shortly afterwards. The main tasks in the project are heater experiments and hydrogeological investigations in the Stri- pa granite. Analysis of instrumentation behaviour and mathematical modelling related to the diffe- rent experiments constitute an extensive part of the program...

... Artificial Intelligence model test rock salt Upstream Oil & Gas Thickness anhydrite diameter natural gas storage cavern salt bed salt formation investigation hydrocarbon storage cavern stress rearrangement Reservoir Characterization stope cavern diameter saltdome cavern...

... the National Swedish Board for Energy Source I~velopment, investigations have been carried out to locate an aquifer suitable for storage and to evaluate its technical and economic fea- sibility. Investigations After and a rest. 500 m. a hydrogeological survey had been carried out, seismic investigations...

...HARD ROCK CAVERNS FOR UNDERGROUND PUMPED HYDROELECTRIC AND COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGE C. Willett and R. H. Curtis Acres American Incorporated, Buffalo, New York, USA ABSTRACT A description is given of the studies and field investigations undertaken to develop the design of caverns...

... Upstream Oil & Gas geotechnical investigation water management selection Reservoir Characterization high-level waste investigation Austria preparatory geotechnical investigation radioactive waste repository Disposal crystalline formation granodiorite host rock thermal...

... reservoir geomechanics szymanski assessment geologic system Reservoir Characterization future change geological system investigation repository evolution isolation nuclear waste repository information glaciation geological record evaluation geological characterization host media...

...-projects in the 1970's. These investigations indicate that a large-scale storage in rock caverns can be advantageous from both technical, economical and environmental points of view compared to storage above ground. So far the technique has not been tested on a large scale. Research and demonstration plant...

...% par rapport ~ une installation equivalente aU-d~ssus du sol. KEYWORDS Underground nuclear station; geotechnical investigation; rock cavern; rock mechanics; radionuclide containment; construction cost estimates. INTRODUCTION Ontario Hydro, canada's largest power utility with a total installed capacity...

...A CROSS-HOLE SEISMIC INVESTIGATION OF A ROCK MASS B. N. P. Paulsson* and M. S. King** *Department oj Energy, Geoscience, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, "Department oj Engineering, Geoscience, University oj California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720, USA ABSTRACT A cross-hole high-frequency acoustic...

... Reservoir Surveillance production monitoring Upstream Oil & Gas cavern theoretical simulation model simulation model Modeling & Simulation Brine plane distortion condition evaluation discharge quantity production control measurement result cavern field investigation...

... pilot study pilot project ecological effect Upstream Oil & Gas Aquifer Storage extraction investigation aquifer construction renewable energy temperature level groundwater evaluation Reservoir Characterization heat source storage facility heat pump passive system Storage...

... Reservoir Characterization vertical crustal movement History repository development assessment characteristic structural geology information characterisation investigation vertical movement evaluation repository waste repository determination interaction Upstream Oil & Gas...

... direction rainwater Upstream Oil & Gas underground storage rainfall investigation storage larsson UNDERGROUND STORAGE OF WATER IN NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL OPENINGS IN HARD ROCKS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES I. Larsson* and K. Cederwall** *Dep. 0/ Land Improvement and Drainage, Royal Instiute 0...

... metals & mining salt dome US government high-level waste Reservoir Characterization borehole investigation rock type Disposal Symposium repository radioactive waste federal republic intermediate-level waste subsurface repository waste management geologic media international...