Hydraulic conductivity and microstructure changes of compacted bentonite/sand mixture during hydration

Engineering Geology

Volumn 164, Issue , 2013, Pages 67-76

  Wang, Qiong ^a   Cui, Yu Jun ^a,c   Tang, Anh Minh ^a   Barnichon, Jean Dominique ^b   Saba, Simona ^a   Ye, Wei Min ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bentonite sand mixture; Constant volume condition; Hydraulic conductivity; Macro pores; Microstructure; Suction

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT-VOLUME CONDITION; DEEP GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; MACROPORES; MICROSTRUCTURE OBSERVATION; SOIL HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SUCTION; UNSATURATED HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES;

BENTONITE; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXTURES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; SOIL TESTING;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

BACKFILL; BENTONITE; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; REPOSITORY; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE; SAND; SEALING; SUCTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER RETENTION;

EID: 84881012440     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2013.06.013     Document Type: Article

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