Monitoring large-scale tests for nuclear waste disposal

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 817-826

  Alonso, Eduardo E ^a   Springman, Sarah M ^b   Ng, Charles W W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bentonite; Capacitive sensor; Case history; Field record; Modelling; Psychrometer; Relative humidity; Reliability; Suction; TDR sensor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENTONITE; CLAY; CLAY MINERALS; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; PSYCHROMETERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SENSORS; SOIL TESTING; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CAPACITIVE SENSOR; CASE HISTORY; FIELD RECORD; MODELLING; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SUCTION; TDR SENSOR;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

BENTONITE; CLAY; IN SITU TEST; MONITORING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SENSOR; SUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 56349084208     PISSN: 09603182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10706-008-9195-2     Document Type: Article

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