Hydromechanical behaviour of rock-bentonite interfaces under compression

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 343-371

  Buzzi, O ^a   Boulon, M ^a   Deleruyelle, F ^b   Besnus, F ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE SOLS SOLIDES STRUCTURES   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Engineered barrier; Erosion; Hydromechanical; Interface; Rock

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; EROSION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RADIOACTIVE WASTES; ROCKS;

ENGINEERED BARRIERS; GEOMATERIALS; HYDROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSALS;

BENTONITE;

BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); BENTONITE; CEMENT; COMPRESSION; EROSION; HYDROMECHANICS; INTERFACE; NUMERICAL METHOD; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; ROCK; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER FLOW;

EID: 42949096890     PISSN: 07232632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00603-006-0099-2     Document Type: Article

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