Structural Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Rock Mass in the Field of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, China

Introduction The project of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant,located in Pashan, at the south foot of HouyuntaiMount, northeast of Lianyungang City, JiangsuProvince, is entitled State Key Project in collabo-ration with Russia. This project is carried out atthree phases, with two reactors to be built at eachphase. Important constructions such as the nuclearislets and the normal islets are all situated at thebedrock zone. With regard to the field study of thenuclear power plant, the authors have…

Structural Characteristics and Mechanical Properties of Rock Mass in the Field of Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant, China

The structural characteristics and mechanical properties of the rock mass are important parts of the feasibility study on the nuclear power engineering field. In this study, by means of in situ investigation and statistics,the structural plane and joint fissure features of the rock mass were analyzed and discussed at different plots and different depth scopes in the Tianwan Nuclear Power engineering field, the rock mass integrality and its weathered degree were evaluated respectively, and especially, the unfavorable geological phenomena of strongly-weathered cystid existing in the field were studied. According to the results of indoor rock mechanical tests, in combination with drilling, the shallow seismic prospecting, sonic logging and point load tests, the statistical results of physical and mechanical indices of rocks at key plots of the field were analyzed, and the design parameters of the field were calculated. It provided scientific basis for the foundation design of the nuclear power plant.