ATLAS III in situ heating test in boom clay: Field data, observation and interpretation

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 683-696

  Chen, G J ^a   Sillen, X ^b   Verstricht, J ^a   Li, X L ^a  

^a EIG Euridice   (Belgium)

^b BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Boom clay; Heating test; Numerical modeling; THM coupling

Indexed keywords

BOOM CLAYS; FIELD DATA; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; HEATING TEST; HOST ROCKS; IN-SITU HEATING; NUMERICAL MODELING; PORE-WATER PRESSURES; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES; SMALL SCALE; THERMAL ANISOTROPY; THERMO-MECHANICAL; THM COUPLING;

ANISOTROPY; HEATING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WATER;

TESTING;

ANISOTROPY; BOOM CLAY; BOUNDARY CONDITION; DATA INTERPRETATION; FIELD METHOD; HEATING; HOST ROCK; HYDROMECHANICS; IN SITU TEST; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; THERMOMECHANICS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EID: 79958037585     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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