Gas migration in clay barriers

Engineering Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 139-149

  Horseman, S T ^a   Harrington, J F ^a   Sellin, P ^b  

^a Fluid Processes Group   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEDISH NUCLEAR FUEL AND WASTE MANAGEMENT CO   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Breakthrough pressure; Dilation; Extensile strain; Fracturing; Gas migration; Gas permeability; Swelling pressure

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HELIUM; PRESSURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER;

BREAKTHROUGH PRESSURE; CLAY BARRIERS; DILATION; EXTENSILE STRAIN; FRACTURING; GAS MIGRATION; GAS PERMEABILITY; SWELLING PRESSURE;

BENTONITE;

CLAY; GAS FLOW;

BENTONITE; CLAY LINER; GAS SEEPAGE; PERMEABILITY; SWELLING;

EID: 0033200004     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7952(99)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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