Erosion of bentonite particles at the interface of a compacted bentonite and a fractured granite

Engineering Geology

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2007, Pages 229-239

  Baik, Min Hoon ^a   Cho, Won Jin ^a   Hahn, Pil Soo ^a  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compacted bentonite; Erosion of bentonite particles; Fractured granite; Gel formation; Intrusion of bentonite into rock fractures

Indexed keywords

EROSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IONIC STRENGTH; RADIOISOTOPES;

COMPACTED BENTONITE; ROCK FRACTURES;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; EROSION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION;

EID: 34247880486     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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