Physico-chemical investigation of clayey/cement-based materials interaction in the context of geological waste disposal: Experimental approach and results

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1327-1340

  Dauzeres, A ^a,b   Le Bescop, P ^a   Sardini, P ^b   Cau Dit Coumes, C ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c Research Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling ProCesses   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonation (C); Characterization (B); Interfacial transition zone (B); Waste management (E)

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS SPECIES; CALCIUM SILICATE HYDRATE; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CEMENT BASED MATERIAL; CEMENT PASTE; COMPOSITE SYSTEMS; ETTRINGITES; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; GEOLOGICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; IN-DIFFUSION; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE; INTERFACIAL TRANSITION ZONE (B); MATERIALS INTERACTION; NON DESTRUCTIVE; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PORE WATERS; PORTLANDITE; SULPHATES; SURROUNDING ROCK; TEST TEMPERATURES;

CALCIUM; CALCIUM SILICATE; CARBONATION; CEMENTS; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; HYDRATES; MATERIALS; SILICATE MINERALS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77953809686     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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