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Laboratory determined suction potential of Topopah Spring tuff at high temperatures

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OSTI ID:145444
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)

The purpose of this work is to experimentally determine the capillary suction potential of Topopah Spring tuff from Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada. This data can be used to help characterize the unsaturated hydraulic properties of the densely welded tuff at this site.

Research Organization:
American Nuclear Society, La Grange Park, IL (United States); American Society of Civil Engineers, New York, NY (United States)
OSTI ID:
145444
Report Number(s):
CONF-910435--Vol.1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English