Conceptual model analysis of interaction at a concrete-Boom Clay interface

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 70-71, Issue , 2014, Pages 150-159

  Liu, Sanheng ^a   Jacques, Diederik ^a   Govaerts, Joan ^a   Wang, Lian ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clogging; Concrete and clay; Coupled transport; Parallel computing; PHREEQC; Supercontainer

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CONCRETES; DISSOLUTION; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WATER;

CLOGGING; COUPLED TRANSPORT; DIFFUSION-CONTROLLED DISSOLUTION; DIFFUSION-CONTROLLED MODEL; ENGINEERED BARRIER SYS-TEM; HIGH LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTES; PHREEQC; SUPERCONTAINER;

DIFFUSION BARRIERS;

BACKFILL; BOOM CLAY; CALCITE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONCRETE; DISSOLUTION; PARALLEL COMPUTING; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84901616655     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2013.11.009     Document Type: Article

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