Experimental and numerical analysis of desiccation of a mining waste

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 644-658

  Rodriquez R ^a,b   Sanchez M ^a,c   Ledesma, Alberto ^a   Lloret, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupled phenomena; Desiccation; Drying cracks; Modelling; Unsaturated soils; Waste material

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; DRYING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DESICCATION; HYDROMECHANICAL EQUATION; METALLURGICAL WASTE; WATER RETENTION;

TAILINGS;

CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; DRYING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; TAILINGS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CRACKING; DESICCATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROMECHANICS; MINE WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; TAILINGS; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 34848862205     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T07-016     Document Type: Article

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