Abstract
Overcoring tests were conducted at the Near-Surface Test Facility (NSTF) to assess the suitability of five techniques (US Bureau of Mines borehole deformation gauge (BDG), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) hollow inclusion stress cell, epoxy inclusion, Lulea triaxial gauge (LuH gauge), and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) doorstopper) for in situ stress determination in a closely jointed basalt. This effort is in support of the Basalt Waste Isolation project, which is studying the feasibility of locating a nuclear waste repository in the basalts of the Hanford Site in southeastern Washington. This paper preents the results from the overcoring study that formed the basis for selection of two techniques to be used during the further exploration of the basalt formations at depth.
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