Hydro-mechanical, geochemical and mineralogical characteristics of the bentonite buffer in a heater experiment: The HE-B project at the Mont Terri Rock Laboratory

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 730-740

  Plotze M ^a   Kahr, G ^a   Dohrmann, R ^b   Weber, H ^c  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c NAGRA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Heater experiment; Porosity; Swelling; Temperature; Thermal properties; THM; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

CHARGE DENSITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HEATING; MINERALOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

BENTONITE BUFFER; HEAT-PRODUCING WASTE;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLAY MINERAL; GEOCHEMISTRY; HOST ROCK; HYDROMECHANICS; MINERALOGY; POROSITY; REPOSITORY;

EID: 33847727103     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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