Microstructural stability controls the hydraulic conductivity of smectitic buffer clay

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Pusch, R ^a   Weston, R ^b  

^a Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Clay; Erosion; Flow; Microstructure; Numerical calculation

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VOLUME FRACTION;

VOIDS;

CLAY;

CLAY; CLAY LINER; FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; SMECTITE;

EID: 0041888305     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-1317(03)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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