Performance assessment of a nuclear waste repository: Upscaling coupled hydro-mechanical properties for far-field transport analysis

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 781-792

  Blum, P ^a,c   Mackay, R ^a   Riley, M S ^a   Knight, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b United Kingdom Nirex Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c URS Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DENSITY STATISTICS; HYDRO-MECHANICAL (HM); MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; ROCK FORMATION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTES;

HYDROMECHANICS; REPOSITORY;

EID: 22744450705     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrmms.2005.03.015     Document Type: Article

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