Compacted bentonite–sand (B/S) mixtures have been used as a barrier material in
engineered barrier systems (EBSs) of deep geological repositories (DGR) to store nuclear …

Compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite–sand mixtures are regarded as attractive buffer/backfill
materials for nuclear waste deep geological disposal. When the mixture blocks are …

This paper presents a comprehensive investigation of the swelling behaviour of a
compacted bentonite–sand mixture subjected to hydration under constant volume …

This paper describes a tank-scale test setup and experimental methodology used to
investigate coupled heat transfer and water flow processes during heating of compacted …

A typical deep geological repository (DGR) design consists of a multi-barrier system,
including the natural host rock and the engineered barrier system. Understanding the …

Deep geological repository is a favorable choice for the long-term disposal of nuclear
wastes. Bentonite–sand mixtures have been proposed as the potential engineered barrier …

This paper presents experimental studies on a compacted expansive soil, from Nanyang,
China for investigating the at-rest lateral earth pressure σ L of expansive soils. The key …

Expansive soils exhibit directionally dependent swelling that traditional isotropic models fail
to capture. This study investigates the anisotropic swelling characteristics of expansive soil …

To understand the self-healing property of an engineered barrier for radioactive waste
disposal, the hydraulic conductivity of compacted bentonite–sand mixtures saturated with …

The behavior of heated bentonite buffer is critical for the security and long-term performance
of a geological repository for high-level radioactive waste (HLW). While laboratory column …