Swelling characteristics of compacted GMZ bentonite-sand mixtures as a buffer/backfill material in China

Engineering Geology

Volumn 141-142, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-73

  Cui, Su Li ^a   Zhang, Hu Yuan ^a   Zhang, Ming ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bentonite sand mixtures; Buffer backfill material; Effective clay density; High level radioactive waste (HLW); Swelling characteristics

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE-SAND MIXTURES; DRY DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPONENTIAL INCREASE; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; LABORATORY TEST; PREDICTION METHODS; SAND CONTENT; SWELLING CHARACTERISTICS; SWELLING DEFORMATION; SWELLING PRESSURES; SWELLING STRAIN; TEST DATA;

DEFORMATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SAND;

SWELLING;

BACKFILL; BENTONITE; CLAY; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; DRY DENSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SAND; STRAIN; SWELLING;

CHINA;

EID: 84861558669     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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