Long term water flow scenario in low-level waste disposal vaults, with particular regard to concrete structures in El Cabril, Cordoba, Spain

Journal De Physique. IV : JP

Volumn 136, Issue , 2006, Pages 49-59

  Zuloaga, P ^a   Andrade, C ^b   Saaltink, M W ^c  

^a Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos SA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCIÓN EDUARDO TORROJA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DURABILITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

HUMIDITY SATURATION; WASTE DISPOSAL VAULTS; WATER FLOW;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33846570289     PISSN: 11554339     EISSN: 17647177     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006136006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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