The effects of salt solutions on the properties of bentonite-sand mixtures

Clay Minerals

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 651-660

  Studds, P G ^a   Stewart, D I ^a   Cousens, T W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY MIXTURES; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROSITY; POWDERS; SALTS; SAND; STRESS ANALYSIS; SWELLING;

CONFINED STRESS; TORTUOSITY;

BENTONITE;

BENTONITE; ENGINEERING PROPERTY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SALT; SAND; SWELLING;

EID: 85047669408     PISSN: 00098558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/claymin.1998.033.4.12     Document Type: Article

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