Permeability of natural rock salt from the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) during damage evolution and healing

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

Volumn 35, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 637-638

  Pfeifle, T W ^a   Hurtado, L D ^b  

^a RE/SPEC Inc   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Damage; Dilatant volumetric strain; DRZ; Healing; Nuclear waste; Permeability; Salt; WIPP

Indexed keywords

EID: 23044495313     PISSN: 13651609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0148-9062(98)00044-8     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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