Hydro-mechanical response of a bentonite pellets/powder mixture upon infiltration

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 197-209

  Imbert, Christophe ^a   Villar, M Victoria ^b  

^a DIF   (France)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Infiltration; Microstructure; Pellets; Sealing; Swelling

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXTURES; POWDERS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STRAIN; SWELLING;

AXIAL STRAIN; BENTONITE PELLETS; HYDRO-MECHANICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION TESTS; POWDER MIXTURE; SWELLING PRESSURE; WATER INTAKE;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; DRY DENSITY; HYDROMECHANICS; INFILTRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SWELLING;

EID: 33646493378     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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