Critical issues in modelling the long-term hydro-thermomechanical performance of natural clay barriers

Engineering Geology

Volumn 41, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 17-33

  Gera, F ^a   Hueckel, T ^b   Peano, A ^a  

^a ISMES Istituto Sperimentale Modelli e Strutture   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY BARRIER; MODELLING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; REPOSITORY DESIGN; THERMOMECHANICAL MODEL;

CALIBRATION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PERFORMANCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RELIABILITY; STRAIN; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARGILLACEOUS MATERIALS; CLAY BARRIERS; HEAT GENERATION; HYDROTHERMOMECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; INTERSTITIAL FLUIDS; THERMAL FRACTURING; VALIDATION; WASTE ISOLATION SYSTEM;

CLAY;

EID: 0029668433     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0013-7952(95)00047-x     Document Type: Article

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