Microstructures and physical properties of "backfill" clays: Comparison of residual and sedimentary montmorillonite clays

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 149-156

  Přikryl, Richard ^a   Ryndová, Tereza ^a   Boháč, Jan ^a   Weishauptová, Zuzana ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Backfill; Bentonite; Hydrophysical properties; Microstructures; Montmorillonite rich clay; Repository

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTICITY; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING;

ADMIXTURES;

CLAY;

BACKFILL; BENTONITE; CLAY LINER; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONTMORILLONITE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY;

EID: 0041387448     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(03)00097-8     Document Type: Article

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