Modelling of an in situ ventilation experiment in the Opalinus Clay

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 8-14, 2007, Pages 629-638

  Mayer, Gerhard ^a   Klubertanz, Georg ^a   Croisé, Jean ^a  

^a AF Colenco Ltd   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Desaturation; Hydraulic parameters; Mont Terri; Opalinus Clay; Ventilation experiment

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLAY; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; TUNNELING (EXCAVATION); TWO PHASE FLOW; WATER CONTENT;

DESATURATION; EXCAVATION DAMAGE ZONE (EDZ); OPALINUS CLAY;

VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW; CLAY; HUMIDITY; HYDROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; TUNNEL; VENTILATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33847754767     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.03.016     Document Type: Article

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