Numerical study of the THM effects on the near-field safety of a hypothetical nuclear waste repository - BMT1 of the DECOVALEX III project. Part 2: Effects of THM coupling in continuous and homogeneous rocks

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 731-744

  Millard, Alain ^a   Rejeb, A ^b   Chijimatsu, M ^c   Jing, L ^d   De Jonge, J ^e   Kohlmeier, M ^f   Nguyen, T S ^g   Rutqvist, J ^h   Souley, M ⁱ   Sugita, Y ^j  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

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

^c Hazama Corporation   (Japan)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^g CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

^h LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

ⁱ INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^j JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Performance assessment; Radioactive wastes; Thermo hydro mechanical couplings

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL STRESSES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE REPOSITORIES; SAFETY ISSUES; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL COUPLING (TMH);

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPOSITORY;

EID: 22744446619     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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