A critical review of laboratory and in-situ hydraulic conductivity measurements for the Boom Clay in Belgium

Applied Clay Science

Volumn 75-76, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Yu, Li ^a   Rogiers, Bart ^a   Gedeon, Matej ^a   Marivoet, Jan ^a   Craen, Mieke De ^a   Mallants, Dirk ^b  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geological disposal of radioactive waste; Grain size; Hydraulic conductivity; Laboratory in situ measurements; Low permeable clay

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; FLOW OF WATER; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GEOLOGY; LABORATORIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLVENTS;

BELGIUM; BOOM CLAYS; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE; GEOLOGICAL DISPOSALS; GRAINSIZE; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; K-VALUES; LABORATORY/IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LOW PERMEABLE CLAY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

BOOM CLAY; GRAIN SIZE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER FLOW;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84875796889     PISSN: 01691317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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