Rock engineering in underground energy storage in Korea

• Published in: Tunnelling and underground space technology Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 467 - 483
• Main Authors: Lee, Chung-In, Song, Jae-Joon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2003; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Building structure; Buildings. Public works; Caverns; Construction (buildings and works); Energy; Exact sciences and technology; Geotechnics; Soil mechanics. Rocks mechanics; Stability analysis; Storage; Underground structure; Asia; Korea; Stability analysis; Storage; Energy; Caverns; Project evaluation; LPG; Rock mechanics; Stability; Underground storage; Mechanical properties; Displacement; Hydrology; Oil industry; Cave; Elastoplastic material; Pumped storage station

Since the early 1970s, Korea has constructed many large-scale underground energy storage caverns in response to rapid industrial development. In this period, rock mechanical engineers in Korea gained valuable experience in developing underground space technologies. A brief description of underground...