Effect of Chemical Corrosion on the Mechanical Characteristics of Parent Rocks for Nuclear Waste Storage

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2016/7853787/figures/7853787.fig.007a.svgz" name="7853787.fig.007a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b><svg height="11.9316pt" id="M35" style="vertical-align:-3.2957pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.1061 11.9316" width="19.1061pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M743 650H503L496 622L527 618C563 613 564 603 532 573C449 495 371 431 323 392C301 374 272 355 246 346L280 522C297 609 300 614 379 622L385 650H135L129 622C209 614 215 609 198 522L124 133C106 39 99 35 23 28L17 0H271L277 28C193 35 192 39 208 133L239 316C264 328 280 325 303 288C368 183 435 90 502 0H652L659 28C602 34 584 43 543 94C495 154 403 283 347 369L574 554C634 603 659 612 735 624L743 650Z" id="g113-76"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="755" vert-adv-y="755"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,9.23,3.132)"><path d="M308 0V33C225 38 217 44 217 128V521C217 605 225 612 308 617V650H39V617C122 612 130 605 130 521V128C130 44 122 38 39 33V0H308Z" id="g58-71"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="348" vert-adv-y="348"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,12.315,3.132)"><path d="M618 181C565 77 513 26 413 26C264 26 151 150 151 336C151 486 240 625 407 625C516 625 573 582 600 475L634 483C627 540 622 581 613 638C585 643 518 665 435 665C211 665 46 526 46 315C46 158 157 -15 406 -15C480 -15 564 4 594 12C612 43 638 121 651 168L618 181Z" id="g58-65"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="673" vert-adv-y="673"></glyph.data></g></svg> ~ Splitting tensile strength</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/stni/volume-2016/7853787/figures/7853787.fig.007b.svgz" name="7853787.fig.007b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b><svg height="11.9316pt" id="M36" style="vertical-align:-3.2957pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.1061 11.9316" width="19.1061pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M743 650H503L496 622L527 618C563 613 564 603 532 573C449 495 371 431 323 392C301 374 272 355 246 346L280 522C297 609 300 614 379 622L385 650H135L129 622C209 614 215 609 198 522L124 133C106 39 99 35 23 28L17 0H271L277 28C193 35 192 39 208 133L239 316C264 328 280 325 303 288C368 183 435 90 502 0H652L659 28C602 34 584 43 543 94C495 154 403 283 347 369L574 554C634 603 659 612 735 624L743 650Z" id="g113-76"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="755" vert-adv-y="755"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,9.23,3.132)"><path d="M308 0V33C225 38 217 44 217 128V521C217 605 225 612 308 617V650H39V617C122 612 130 605 130 521V128C130 44 122 38 39 33V0H308Z" id="g58-71"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="348" vert-adv-y="348"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,12.315,3.132)"><path d="M618 181C565 77 513 26 413 26C264 26 151 150 151 336C151 486 240 625 407 625C516 625 573 582 600 475L634 483C627 540 622 581 613 638C585 643 518 665 435 665C211 665 46 526 46 315C46 158 157 -15 406 -15C480 -15 564 4 594 12C612 43 638 121 651 168L618 181Z" id="g58-65"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="673" vert-adv-y="673"></glyph.data></g></svg> ~ Uniaxial compression strength</td></tr></table>

<div>Relationship between splitting tensile strength, uniaxial compressive strength, and <svg height="11.9316pt" id="M34" style="vertical-align:-3.2957pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 19.1061 11.9316" width="19.1061pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M743 650H503L496 622L527 618C563 613 564 603 532 573C449 495 371 431 323 392C301 374 272 355 246 346L280 522C297 609 300 614 379 622L385 650H135L129 622C209 614 215 609 198 522L124 133C106 39 99 35 23 28L17 0H271L277 28C193 35 192 39 208 133L239 316C264 328 280 325 303 288C368 183 435 90 502 0H652L659 28C602 34 584 43 543 94C495 154 403 283 347 369L574 554C634 603 659 612 735 624L743 650Z" id="g113-76"></path><glyph.data ascent="3473" descent="-2876" horiz-adv-x="755" vert-adv-y="755"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,9.23,3.132)"><path d="M308 0V33C225 38 217 44 217 128V521C217 605 225 612 308 617V650H39V617C122 612 130 605 130 521V128C130 44 122 38 39 33V0H308Z" id="g58-71"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="348" vert-adv-y="348"></glyph.data></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,12.315,3.132)"><path d="M618 181C565 77 513 26 413 26C264 26 151 150 151 336C151 486 240 625 407 625C516 625 573 582 600 475L634 483C627 540 622 581 613 638C585 643 518 665 435 665C211 665 46 526 46 315C46 158 157 -15 406 -15C480 -15 564 4 594 12C612 43 638 121 651 168L618 181Z" id="g58-65"></path><glyph.data ascent="1007" descent="-369" horiz-adv-x="673" vert-adv-y="673"></glyph.data></g></svg> of granite specimens.</div>

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Figure 7: Effect of Chemical Corrosion on the Mechanical Characteristics of Parent Rocks for Nuclear Waste Storage 