Influence of the mode of matrix porosity determination on matrix diffusion calculations

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 61, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 131-145

  Ota, K ^a   Mori A ^b   Alexander, W R ^c   Frieg, B ^c   Schild, M ^d  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b Geotechnisches Institut AG   (Switzerland)

^c NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Artefacts; Diffusion accessible matrix; In situ porosity; Nonconservatism

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; FRACTURE; LABORATORIES; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POROSITY;

FRACTURED ROCKS;

ROCKS;

ACRYLIC ACID RESIN;

DIFFUSION; MATRIX; POROSITY; REPOSITORY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTIFACT; CONDUCTANCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; GRAVIMETRY; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROCK; SAMPLE; SITING; STRESS;

DIFFUSION; GEOLOGY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE;

EID: 0037366637     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(02)00139-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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