Microfabric of fractured Boom Clay at depth: A case study of brittle-ductile transitional clay behaviour

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 389-401

  Dehandschutter, B ^a   Vandycke, S ^b   Sintubin, M ^a   Vandenberghe, N ^a   Gaviglio, P ^c   Sizun, J P ^c   Wouters, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

^d Belgian Agency for Management of Radioactive Waste and Enriched Fissile Materials   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Boom Clay; Dilatancy; Ductility; Microfabric; SEM microscopy

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; DUCTILITY; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FRACTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RHEOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CLAYSTONES; UNDERGROUND RESEARCH FACILITY (URF);

CLAY;

BOOM CLAY; DILATANCY; DUCTILITY; FRACTURED MEDIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 3242717084     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2003.12.013     Document Type: Article

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