Reactive and non-reactive transport modelling in partially water saturated argillaceous porous media around the ventilation experiment, Mont Terri

Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-57

  Bond, Alexander ^a   Benbow, Steven ^a   Wilson, James ^a   Millard, Alain ^b   Nakama, Shigeo ^c   English, Myles ^d   McDermott, Christopher ^d   Garitte, Benoit ^e  

^a QUINTESSA LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b DIF   (France)

^c JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Argillite; Chloride; Hydro mechanical (HM) coupling; Mont terri underground research laboratory (URL); Numerical modelling; Reactive transport; Sulphate; Ventilation experiment (VE)

Indexed keywords

ARGILLITE; CHLORIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROMECHANICS; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REDOX POTENTIAL; SATURATION; SULFATE; TUNNEL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

JURA [SWITZERLAND]; MONT TERRI; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84925287780     PISSN: 16747755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jrmge.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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