Physical and transport properties of bentonite-cement composites: A new material for in situ capping of contaminated underwater sediments

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 578-590

  Tarabara, Volodymyr V ^a   Wiesner, Mark R ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Cement; Contaminated sediments; Diffusion; In situ capping; Microscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HYDRATION; POROSITY; SEDIMENTS;

BENTONITE-CEMENT COMPOSITES; CONTAMINATED UNDERWATER SEDIMENTS; SEMIPERMEABLE LAYERS;

CEMENTS;

BENTONITE; CEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FLOW; HYDRATION; MECHANICS; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 23944508499     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2005.22.578     Document Type: Article

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