Question: An underground storage cavern is solution mined in a thick salt bed where Co = 13,200 psi To = 1,230 psi = 144pcf E

An underground storage cavern is solution mined in a thick salt bed where

Co = 13,200 psi To = 1,230 psi

γ = 144pcf E = 5.0 × 106 psi

G = 2.0 × 106 psi

and depth to the cavern center is 1,450 ft. The cavern has a spherical shape and is 150 ft in diameter. The premining stress is hydrostatic. Estimate the wall safety factor.

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