Thermohydromechanical simulations of the natural cooling stage of the Tunnel Sealing Experiment

Engineering Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 313-331

  Guo, Ruiping ^a   Dixon, David ^b  

^a ATOMIC ENERGY OF CANADA LIMITED   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Finite element method; Nuclear waste disposal; Pore pressure; Sealing materials; Thermohydromechanical modelling; Tunnel Sealing Experiment

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; BULKHEADS (RETAINING WALLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HEATING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PORE PRESSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SEALANTS;

PERMEABLE SAND; THERMOHYDROMECHANICAL MODELLING; TUNNEL SEALING EXPERIMENT (TSX);

TUNNELS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; THERMOHYDROMECHANICS; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33744820015     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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