Research Article

Creep Behaviors of Interlayers around an Underground Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) Cavern in Bedded Salt Rocks

Table 2

Creep parameters of natural sample under different stress levels.

Strain0.40.50.60.7

Axial strain2.490  10−33.625  10−34.930  10−37.042  10−3
6.773 × 10−48.466  10−41.673  10−34.870  10−3
3.167 × 10−34.472  10−36.603  10−31.191  10−2
2.62  10−5/h3.51  10−5/h7.02  10−5/h6.32  10−4/h

Lateral strain−1.731  10−4−6.798  10−4−1.667  10−3−4.900  10−3
−4.682  10−4−9.171  10−4−3.123  10−3−2.049  10−2
−6.413  10−4−1.597  10−3−4.791  10−3−2.539  10−2
−1.81  10−5/h3.81  10−5/h−1.31  10−4/h−2.62  10−3/h