Water infiltration into a large-scale in-situ experiment in an underground research laboratory

Geotechnique

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 207-224

  Thomas, H R ^a   Cleall, P J ^a   Chandler, N ^b   Dixon, D ^b   Mitchell, H P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Expansive soils; Full scale tests; Numerical modelling and analysis; Partial saturation; Radioactive waste disposal; Suction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL METHODS; RESEARCH LABORATORIES; WATER;

WATER INFILTERATION;

INFILTRATION;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SOIL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EXPANSIVE SOIL; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INFLOW; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0037355483     PISSN: 00168505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/geot.2003.53.2.207     Document Type: Article

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