Thermo-hydro-mechanical characterization of OPHELIE backfill mixture

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

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 733-740

  Romero, E ^a   Li, Xiangling ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Geological disposal; High level radioactive waste (HLW); OPHELIE backfill mixture; Thermo hydro mechanical (THM) coupling

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CLAY; COMPRESSIBILITY; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXTURES; SOIL MECHANICS; SWELLING; THERMODYNAMICS;

GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL; HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE (HLW); OPHELIE BACKFILL MIXTURE; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL (THM) COUPLING; WATER RETENTION PROPERTIES;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33745175493     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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