Secondary and tertial consolidation of bentonite clay: Consolidation test, molecular dynamics simulation and multiscale homogenization analysis

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 36, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 487-513

  Ichikawa, Yasuaki ^a   Kawamura, Katsuyuki ^b   Theramast, Nattavut ^a   Kitayama, Kazumi ^c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Japan Mint   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Diffusion; In situ X ray diffraction; Molecular dynamics simulation; Multiscale homogenization analysis; Permeability; Secondary and tertial consolidation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; DIFFUSION; HYDRATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PORE SIZE; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HOMOGENIZATION ANALYSIS; STRAIN CONSOLIDATION ANALYSIS;

BENTONITE;

EID: 0346279917     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(03)00073-5     Document Type: Article

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