Temperature buffer test - design, instrumentation and measurements

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 1-7, 2007, Pages 77-92

  Sandén, Torbjörn ^a   Goudarzi, Reza ^a   de Combarieu, Michel ^b   Åkesson, Mattias ^a   Hökmark, Harald ^a  

^a CLAY TECHNOLOGY AB   (Sweden)

^b ANDRA   (France)

Author keywords

sp HRL; Bentonite buffer; Deep repository; Instrumentation; Large scale field test; MX 80; THM

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENTONITE; CARBON STEEL; DEPOSITION; PORE PRESSURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); STRESSES; SWELLING;

BENTONITE-BASED BUFFER MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE BUFFER TEST (TBT); WATER BOUNDARY PRESSURE CONTROL;

GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES;

BENTONITE; DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; REPOSITORY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 33847762497     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.04.025     Document Type: Article

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