Soil-water characteristic curves of Gaomiaozi bentonite

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 788-793

  Chen, Bao ^a   Qian, Lixin ^a   Ye, Weimin ^a   Cui, Yujun ^b   Wang, Ju ^c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c BEIJING RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF URANIUM GEOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM); Gaomiaozi bentonite; High level radioactive waste; Mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP); Soil water characteristic curve (SWCC); Suction control techniques

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL MECHANICS; WATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (ESEM); GAOMIAOZI BENTONITE; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE; MERCURY INTRUSION; SOIL-WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE (SWCC); SUCTION CONTROL TECHNIQUES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33745117590     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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