Developing a new suction and temperature controlled isotropic cell for studying the thermo-mechanical behaviour of compacted MX80 clay

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 147, 2006, Pages 1799-1810

  Tang, A M ^a   Cui, Y J ^a   De Laure, E ^a   Lassabatere T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOTROPIC CELL; SUCTION; THERMO-MECHANICAL TESTS; UNSATURATED SOIL;

COMPACTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOANALYSIS;

CLAY;

EID: 33845545528     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40802(189)151     Document Type: Conference Paper

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