The FEBEX benchmark test: Case definition and comparison of modelling approaches

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 611-638

  Alonso, Eduardo E ^a   Alcoverro, J ^a   Coste, F ^b   Malinsky, L ^b   Merrien Soukatchoff, V ^c   Kadiri, I ^c   Nowak, T ^d   Shao, H ^d   Nguyen, T S ^e   Selvadurai, A P S ^e,p   Armand, G ^e,p   Sobolik, S R ^f   Itamura, M ^f   Stone, C M ^f   Webb, S W ^f   Rejeb, A ^g   Tijani, M ^h   Maouche, Z ^h   Kobayashi, A ⁱ   Kurikami, H ^j   Ito, A ^j   Sugita, Y ^j   Chijimatsu, M ^k   Borgesson L ^l   Hernelind, J ^m   Rutqvist, J ⁿ   Tsang, C F ⁿ   Jussila, P ^o   more..

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c CRPG CNRS   (France)

^d FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^e CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

^f SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^g INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^h PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

ⁱ KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^j JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^k Hazama Corporation   (Japan)

^l CLAY TECHNOLOGY AB   (Sweden)

^m FEM Tech AB   (Sweden)

ⁿ LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^o AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^p MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Benchmark; Bentonite; Case history; Nuclear waste; Numerical analysis; Thermo hydro mechanical analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENTONITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ROCKS;

BENTONITE MATERIALS; GLOBAL VARIABLES; MODELING TEAM; WATER INFLOWS;

BENCHMARKING;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GRIMSEL; SWITZERLAND; WORLD;

EID: 22744443489     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.03.004     Document Type: Article

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