In the context of a project for the study of the behaviour of the clay barrier in a nuclear waste
repository, the swelling properties of compacted bentonite have been investigated. Results …

During the long-term operation of a deep geological repository, infiltration of groundwater
with different chemical compositions can affect the buffer/backfill properties of compacted …

The direct shear test using shear box is commonly recommended by practicing geotechnical
engineers to obtain the cohesion and angle of internal friction for granular soils. The clay …

The effect of the salinity of the saturating fluid on the hydro-mechanical properties of the
FEBEX compacted bentonite was investigated by means of swelling, compressibility and …

Data are reported on the shrinkage and desiccation cracking exhibited by bentonite-
enhanced sand mixtures (BES) upon air-drying. Mixtures containing 10 and 20% bentonite …

Liners are provided under engineering landfill sites to block the downflow of leachates and
their noxious components to minimize pollution in the underlying aquifers or neighboring …

A mechanistic model is developed to predict the swelling pressure of fully saturated,
bentonite-based materials in distilled water or dilute saline solutions over a large range of …

This work presents an insight into double-structure effects on the coupled chemo-hydro-
mechanical behaviour of a compacted active clay. In the first part, selected pore size …

During submarine tunnels construction by the slurry shield tunneling method, seawater may
enter the pressure chamber from excavation surface and mix with the slurry. This will cause …

Clay liners are widely used as porous membrane barriers to control solute transport and to
prevent the leakage of leachate both in horizontal and vertical flow scenarios, such as the …