The effect of brine on the creep behaviour and dissolution chemistry of evaporites

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 720-729

  Lee, R ^a   De Souza, E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brine; Creep; Evaporite; Mining; Potash; Salt

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CREEP TESTING; DISSOLUTION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MINING; POTASH;

EVAPORITE;

SALT DEPOSITS;

BRINE; CREEP; DISSOLUTION; EVAPORITE; MINING; POTASH;

EID: 0032194678     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-050     Document Type: Article

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