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Analysis of Pillar Stability in Thermal Energy Storage Caverns Using Numerical Modeling

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This study was supported by the Basic Research and Development Project of the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM, Project code no. GP2012-001), which was funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, Korea. We appreciate the reviewers for their valuable comments and suggestions to improve this paper.

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  1. Underground Space Department, Geologic Environment Division, KIGAM, Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea

    Hyunwoo Kim, Dohyun Park, Eui-Seob Park & Byung-Hee Choi

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Kim, H., Park, D., Park, ES. et al. Analysis of Pillar Stability in Thermal Energy Storage Caverns Using Numerical Modeling. Rock Mech Rock Eng 48, 1737–1743 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-014-0651-4

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