Modelling concrete interaction with a bentonite barrier

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 177-191

  Fernández, Raúl ^a   Cuevas, Jaime ^b   Mäder, Urs K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline plume; Bentonite; Concrete; CrunchFlow; Montmorillonite; Reactive transport modelling

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CEMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; CONCRETES; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRATION; POSITIVE IONS; ZEOLITES;

ALKALINE PLUMES; CATION EXCHANGE PROPERTIES; COMPOSITIONAL PROPERTIES; CRUNCHFLOW; DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTIONS; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELLING; SECONDARY CLAY MINERALS;

BENTONITE;

ALKALINITY; BENTONITE; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; CLAY MINERAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETE; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY; LABORATORY METHOD; MINERALOGY; MONTMORILLONITE; MORTAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PH; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTION KINETICS; REPOSITORY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 74449088220     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2009/0021-1876     Document Type: Article

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