Transport phenomena in kaolinite clay: Molecular simulation, homogenization analysis and similitude law

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 687-707

  Choi, Jung Hae ^a   Anwar, A H M Faisal ^b,d   Kawamura, Katsuyuki ^c   Ichikawa, Yasuaki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Homogenization analysis; Kaolinite; Molecular dynamics; Seepage; Similitude law

Indexed keywords

AMSTERDAM; BENTONITE CLAY; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELSEVIER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HOMOGENIZATION ANALYSIS; HYDRO-MECHANICAL; KAOLINITE CLAY; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIAL RESEARCH; MICRO-SCALE; MICROSCOPIC STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR SIMULATIONS; MULTISCALE HOMOGENIZATION; NANOMATERIAL; NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT; SIMILITUDE LAW; SWITZERLAND; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA;

BENTONITE; CLAY; DIFFUSION; HYDRATES; KAOLINITE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MINING; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SEEPAGE; SILICATE MINERALS; SORPTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSOLIDATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; DIFFUSION; KAOLINITE; MICROMECHANICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; SEEPAGE; SORPTION;

EID: 67649989587     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.744     Document Type: Article

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