Comparison of performance of concrete barriers in a clayey geological medium

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 10-14, 2006, Pages 610-617

  Trotignon, Laurent ^a   Peycelon, Hugues ^b   Bourbon, Xavier ^c  

^a IRFM   (France)

^b DIF   (France)

^c ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

Concrete; Geological repository; Long term; Mudrock; Reactive transport; Simulation; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; GEOCHEMISTRY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

CLAYEY GEOLOGICAL MEDIUM; CONCRETE BARRIERS; ENGINEERED BARRIER SYSTEMS (EBS); MUDROCK; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

CONCRETE; DESIGN; MUDSTONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SIMULATION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33746558149     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.04.011     Document Type: Article

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