Influence of carbonate microfabrics on the failure strength of claystones

Engineering Geology

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 42-54

  Klinkenberg, M ^a,b   Kaufhold, S ^a   Dohrmann, R ^a   Siegesmund, S ^b  

^a BGR/LBEG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Callovo Oxfordian; Carbonate microfabric; Claystone; Failure strength; Image analysis; Opalinus Clay

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC CARBONATES; CALLOVO-OXFORDIAN; CARBONATE CONTENT; CLAYSTONE; CLAYSTONES; COARSE-GRAINED; FAILURE STRENGTH; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; HOMOGENEOUS DISTRIBUTION; HOST ROCKS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; MICROFABRIC; MICROSTRUCTURAL VARIATION; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPALINUS CLAY; SHELL FRAGMENTS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SWITZERLAND; WATER UPTAKE;

CARBONATES; CARBONATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CLAY MINERALS;

CALLOVIAN; CARBONATE; CLAYSTONE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GRAIN SIZE; HOST ROCK; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXFORDIAN; PETROFABRIC; RHEOLOGY; ROCK MECHANICS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHRINKAGE; SWELLING; WATER UPTAKE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349231644     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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