Gas breakthrough pressure in compacted Fo-Ca clay and interfacial gas overpressure in waste disposal context

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 17, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 85-97

  Galle C ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Barrier; Disposal; Gas; Migration; Waste

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NITROGEN; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SWELLING;

GAS MIGRATION TESTS;

CLAY;

GAS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0033916048     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(00)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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