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Identification of Geotechnical Parameters for the Physical Modeling of Retorted Oil Shale Piles. Final Report
Apparent energy crises in recent years have created the need for alternative energy sources. Energy extraction from oil shale represents one such alternative, but a mature oil shale industry would produce vast amounts of oil shale wastes which must be disposed in a geotechnically stable, environmentally safe manner. Since retorted oil shale is a new man-made material with unknown constitutive and behavioral properties, there is the need to explore the behavior of retorted oil shale structures since such structures are anticipated to be up to 2000 ft high and miles in areal extent. From this perspective, the object of this investigation is to explore pertinent geotechnical parameters, anticipate critical geotechnical conditions, and to describe analytical and physical modeling techniques which may be used to gain insight into the behavior of retorted oil shale piles. Slope stability is identified as the condition expected to be most critical, and geotechnical parameters and conditions which will affect slope stability are identified. Centrifuge modeling is justified as a physical modeling technique which may be used to effectively investigate the behavior of retorted shale piles especially when used in conjunction with finite element analysis. Finally, specific research recommendations are made to investigate the offsets of aging in retorted oil shale material properties and the behavior of retorted oil shale structures. 51 refs., 3 figs., 4 tabs. (ERA citation 11:003858)
Identification of Geotechnical Parameters for the Physical Modeling of Retorted Oil Shale Piles. Final Report
Apparent energy crises in recent years have created the need for alternative energy sources. Energy extraction from oil shale represents one such alternative, but a mature oil shale industry would produce vast amounts of oil shale wastes which must be disposed in a geotechnically stable, environmentally safe manner. Since retorted oil shale is a new man-made material with unknown constitutive and behavioral properties, there is the need to explore the behavior of retorted oil shale structures since such structures are anticipated to be up to 2000 ft high and miles in areal extent. From this perspective, the object of this investigation is to explore pertinent geotechnical parameters, anticipate critical geotechnical conditions, and to describe analytical and physical modeling techniques which may be used to gain insight into the behavior of retorted oil shale piles. Slope stability is identified as the condition expected to be most critical, and geotechnical parameters and conditions which will affect slope stability are identified. Centrifuge modeling is justified as a physical modeling technique which may be used to effectively investigate the behavior of retorted shale piles especially when used in conjunction with finite element analysis. Finally, specific research recommendations are made to investigate the offsets of aging in retorted oil shale material properties and the behavior of retorted oil shale structures. 51 refs., 3 figs., 4 tabs. (ERA citation 11:003858)
Identification of Geotechnical Parameters for the Physical Modeling of Retorted Oil Shale Piles. Final Report
P. A. Gilbert (author) / G. P. Hale (author) / Y. S. Kim (author)
1985
67 pages
Report
No indication
English
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