An experimental study of the water transfer through confined compacted GMZ bentonite

Engineering Geology

Volumn 108, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Ye, W M ^a   Cui, Y J ^b   Qian, L X ^a,b   Chen, B ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Constant volume condition; GMZ bentonite; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration cell; Simultaneous profile method

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE SLURRY; CONFINED CONDITION; CONSTANT VOLUME CONDITION; CONSTANT VOLUMES; DRIED POWDER; DRY DENSITY; ENGINEERED BARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; EXFOLIATION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GMZ BENTONITE; GREAT DEPTH; INITIAL VALUES; LARGE PORES; LIQUID LIMITS; LOW WATER; MERCURY INTRUSION POROSIMETRY; NON-HOMOGENEOUS; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL; PROFILE METHOD; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIMULTANEOUS PROFILE METHOD; SOIL SAMPLE; SWELLING PRESSURES; UNCONFINED CONDITIONS; WATER RETENTION CAPACITY; WATER RETENTION PROPERTIES; WATER TRANSFERS;

AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BENTONITE; CELL MEMBRANES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND FILL; MERCURY (METAL); MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASMA WAVES; POWDERS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WETTING;

WATER CONTENT;

BENTONITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT; WATER FLOW; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 70349220756     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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