International audiencePotential geological nuclear waste disposals must be properly sealed to prevent contamination of the biosphere by radionuclides. In the framework of the RESEAL project, the performance of a bentonite shaft seal is currently studied at Mol (Belgium). This paper focuses on the hydro-mechanical physical behavior of centimetric, unsaturated samples of the backfilling material-a mixture of FoCa-clay powder and pellets-during oedometer tests. The hydro-mechanical response of the samples is observed experimentally, and then compared to numerical simulations performed by our Cast3M Finite Element code. The generalized Darcy's law and the Bar-celona Basic Model mechanical model formed the physical basis of the numerical model a...
International audienceA comparative modelling exercise involving several independent teams from the ...
The present research aims to understand the chemo-hydro-mechanical behavior of stiff clays through t...
Radioactive waste disposal, as the final step of the open nuclear fuel cycle, is an important proces...
International audiencePotential geological nuclear waste disposals must be properly sealed to preven...
International audienceIn this paper, a comparative modelling exercise from the DECOVALEX-2015 projec...
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes relies on a multiple barrier system to provide long-term c...
The management of radioactive wastes is a significant environmental issue facing the international ...
In most of the concept designs for nuclear waste disposals, bentonite-based materials are used to se...
International audienceGeological disposal of radioactive wastes relies on a multiple barrier system ...
This study deals with the hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted bentonite-based materials used as ...
International audienceA comparative modelling exercise involving several independent teams from the ...
The present research aims to understand the chemo-hydro-mechanical behavior of stiff clays through t...
Radioactive waste disposal, as the final step of the open nuclear fuel cycle, is an important proces...
International audiencePotential geological nuclear waste disposals must be properly sealed to preven...
International audienceIn this paper, a comparative modelling exercise from the DECOVALEX-2015 projec...
Geological disposal of radioactive wastes relies on a multiple barrier system to provide long-term c...
The management of radioactive wastes is a significant environmental issue facing the international ...
In most of the concept designs for nuclear waste disposals, bentonite-based materials are used to se...
International audienceGeological disposal of radioactive wastes relies on a multiple barrier system ...
This study deals with the hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted bentonite-based materials used as ...
International audienceA comparative modelling exercise involving several independent teams from the ...
The present research aims to understand the chemo-hydro-mechanical behavior of stiff clays through t...
Radioactive waste disposal, as the final step of the open nuclear fuel cycle, is an important proces...