Geotechnical characterization and performance assessment of bentonite/sand mixtures for underground waste repository sealing

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 394-399

  Akgün, Haluk ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bentonite sand seal; Geotechnical seal design; Proposed Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant; Seal rock mechanical interaction; Underground waste repository sealing

Indexed keywords

GEOTECHNICAL; MECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; PROPOSED AKKUYU NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; SEAL DESIGN; UNDERGROUND WASTE REPOSITORY;

BENTONITE; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; MIXTURES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SILICATE MINERALS; SODIUM;

SEALS;

BENTONITE; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; MONTMORILLONITE; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REPOSITORY; SAND; SEALING; SHEAR STRENGTH; SWELLING; UNDERGROUND STORAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 77955425988     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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