Model suggested for an important part of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a water unsaturated bentonite

Engineering Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 160-169

  Dueck, Ann ^a   Börgesson, Lennart ^a  

^a Ideon Science Park   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Model; Relative humidity; Swelling pressure; Unsaturated; Water retention

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; PRESSURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT; WETTING;

DEGREE OF SATURATION; SUCTION; SWELLING PRESSURE; WATER UNSATURATED BENTONITE; WATER UPTAKE;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; HYDROMECHANICS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SUCTION; SWELLING; VOID RATIO; WATER RETENTION; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 34250682611     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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