The excavation damaged zone in clay formations time-dependent behaviour and influence on performance assessment

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 588-599

  Blümling, Peter ^a   Bernier, Frédéric ^b   Lebon, Patrick ^c   Derek Martin, C ^d  

^a NAGRA   (Switzerland)

^b EIG Euridice   (Belgium)

^c ANDRA   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Excavation disturbed zone; Hydraulic conductivity; Performance assessment; Radionuclide transport

Indexed keywords

CLAY; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN SITU PROCESSING; RADIOISOTOPES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

EXCAVATION DISTURBED ZONE; HEAT-PRODUCING WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHORT-TERM EXCAVATION-INDUCED REACTION;

RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL;

BACKFILL; CLAY MINERAL; EXCAVATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33847741117     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.04.034     Document Type: Article

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