[HTML][HTML] On the hydro-mechanical behaviour of MX80 bentonite-based materials

YJ Cui - Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bentonite-based materials have been considered in many countries as engineered
barrier/backfilling materials in deep geological disposal of high-level radioactive waste …

Recent developments in the techniques of controlling and measuring suction in unsaturated soils

P Delage, E Romero, A Tarantino - Unsaturated soils. Advances in …, 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
The coupled effects of changes in suction and stress on the response of unsaturated soils is
a fundamental aspect to consider when dealing with unsaturated soils. The difficulty of …

Unsaturated soil mechanics in engineering practice

DG Fredlund - Journal of geotechnical and geoenvironmental …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
Unsaturated soil mechanics has rapidly become a part of geotechnical engineering practice
as a result of solutions that have emerged to a number of key problems (or challenges). The …

Water permeability, water retention and microstructure of unsaturated compacted Boom clay

E Romero, A Gens, A Lloret - Engineering Geology, 1999 - Elsevier
Three classes of experiments are considered in this paper to provide information for two
artificially prepared Boom clay fabrics: mercury intrusion/extrusion tests; main wetting/drying …

Mechanical behaviour of heavily compacted bentonite under high suction changes

A Lloret, MV Villar, M Sanchez, A Gens… - …, 2003 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The paper reports the results of an experimental study carried out on a bentonite compacted
to a dry density of up to 1· 7 Mg/m3, a high value for this type of soil. The soil fabric has been …

Ageing effects in a compacted bentonite: a microstructure approach

P Delage, D Marcial, YJ Cui, X Ruiz - Géotechnique, 2006 - icevirtuallibrary.com
It is suspected that the as-compacted state of heavily compacted clays used as possible
engineered barriers for nuclear waste disposal is time dependent, and that further change …

Experimental study on the swelling behaviour of bentonite/claystone mixture

Q Wang, AM Tang, YJ Cui, P Delage, B Gatmiri - Engineering geology, 2012 - Elsevier
A mixture of the MX80 bentonite and the Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) claystone were
investigated by carrying out a series of experiments including determination of the swelling …

Controlling suction by the vapour equilibrium technique at different temperatures and its application in determining the water retention properties of MX80 clay

AM Tang, YJ Cui - Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2005 - cdnsciencepub.com
Problems related to unsaturated soils are frequently encountered in geotechnical or
environmental engineering works. In most cases, for simplicity, one can study the problems …

Advances on the knowledge of the buffer/backfill properties of heavily-compacted GMZ bentonite

WM Ye, YG Chen, B Chen, Q Wang, J Wang - Engineering Geology, 2010 - Elsevier
GMZ bentonite has been selected as a potential material for the construction of engineered
barrier in the Chinese program of geological nuclear waste disposal, for its high …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of technological voids on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted bentonite–sand mixture

Q Wang, AM Tang, YJ Cui, P Delage, JD Barnichon… - Soils and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Compacted bentonite-based materials are often used as buffer materials in radioactive
waste disposal. A good understanding of their hydro-mechanical behaviour is essential to …