Research Program to Develop and Validate Conceptual Models for Flow and Transport Through Unsaturated, Fractured Rock

by R. J. Glass, Sandia Natl Lab, Albuquerque, United States,
V. C. Tidwell, Sandia Natl Lab, Albuquerque, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: High Level Radioactive Waste Management 1991

Abstract:

As part of the Yucca Mountain Project, our research program to develop and validate conceptual models for flow and transport through unsaturated fractured rock integrates fundamental physical experimentation with conceptual model formulation and mathematical modeling. Our research is directed toward developing and validating macroscopic, continuum-based models and supporting effective property models because of their widespread utility within the context of this project. Success relative to the development and validation of effective property models is predicted on a firm understanding of the basic physics governing flow through fractured media, specifically in the areas of unsaturated flow and transport in a single fracture and fracture-matrix interaction.

Subject Headings: Mathematical models | Hydraulic fracturing | Radioactive wastes | Fluid flow | Validation | Physical models | Fluid-structure interaction

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