Coupled analysis of a backfill hydration test

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-27

  Alonso, E E ^a   Lloret, A ^a   Delahaye, C H ^a   Vaunat, J ^a   Gens, A ^a   Volckaert, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Expansive clay; Hydromechanics; In situ test; Nuclear waste; Unsaturated soils

Indexed keywords

CLAY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; HYDRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOIL MECHANICS;

BACKFILL HYDRATION TESTS; HYDROMECHANICS; ISOTHERMAL WETTING; UNSATURATED SOILS;

SOIL TESTING;

BACKFILL; EXPANSIVE CLAY; HYDROMECHANICS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORY; UNSATURATED SOIL;

EID: 0031888581     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9853(199801)22:1<1::AID-NAG906>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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