Dismantling of the first section of the FEBEX in situ test: THM laboratory tests on the bentonite blocks retrieved

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 716-729

  Villar, M Victoria ^a   Lloret, Antonio ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clay barrier; Expansive clays; Permeability; Preconsolidation pressure; Radioactive waste disposal; Swelling

Indexed keywords

CONSOLIDATION; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER CONTENT;

CLAY BARRIER; DRY DENSITY; PRECONSOLIDATION PRESSURE; THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL (THM); WATER RETENTION CAPACITY;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CLAY MINERAL; IN SITU TEST; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE FIELD; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SWELLING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 33847711102     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.03.009     Document Type: Article

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