The role of structure in the chemically induced deformations of FEBEX bentonite

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 229-237

  Musso, Guido ^a   Romero Morales, Enrique ^b   Gens, Antonio ^b   Castellanos, Ernesto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical cycles; Deformations; NaCl; Structural levels; Swelling times

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPACTION; DESALINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SOIL MECHANICS;

HYGROSCOPIC HUMIDITY;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CLAY; DEFORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SLURRY; SMECTITE; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL STRUCTURE; SWELLING;

EID: 0041888259     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(03)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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