Experimental study of the influence of the degree of saturation on physical and mechanical properties in Tournemire shale (France)

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1-4 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 197-207

  Vales F ^a   Nguyen Minh, D ^a   Gharbi, H ^a   Rejeb, A ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

^b Institute of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Hydromechanical behaviour; Imposed suction; Saturation de saturation; Shale

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; HYDRATION; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SHALE; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WATER;

COMPRESSIVE TESTS; DESICCATION; MECHANICAL PERTURBATIONS;

CLAY;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SATURATED MEDIUM; SHALE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 3242738649     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2003.12.032     Document Type: Article

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