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A large-scale laboratory investigation into the movement of gas and water through clay barriers exposed to the environment

Abstract

This report describes a large scale laboratory investigation into the movements of gas and water through clay barriers exposed to the environment. The test beds, each 3m square were constructed and filled with clay to a depth of 400 mm, after compaction. One test bed contained London Clay, the other Glacial Till. The clays were subjected to accelerated environmental cycling and tests carried out on samples of the clays at appropriate intervals. The tests included measurements of the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of the clays and their permeability to gas and water. Gas permeability emerged as the more appropriate for the clays being investigated. The report discusses the difficulties of measuring the permeability of partially saturated clays and the need to define the measuring techniques when specifying limiting acceptability values. 55 refs., 8 figs., 7 tabs., 27 plates.
Publication Date:
Dec 01, 1993
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
EUR-14604
Reference Number:
SCA: 360600; 052000; PA: AIX-25:002326; EDB-94:013564; ERA-19:004565; SN: 93001119994
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1993
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CLAYS; PERMEABILITY; WEATHERING; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; GASES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER; 360600; 052000; OTHER MATERIALS; WASTE MANAGEMENT
OSTI ID:
10109522
Research Organizations:
Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Country of Origin:
CEC
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: TI94608759; CNN: Contract Fl1W/0215 UK(H); TRN: XE9300205002326
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
95 p.
Announcement Date:
Jun 30, 2005

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title = {A large-scale laboratory investigation into the movement of gas and water through clay barriers exposed to the environment}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {This report describes a large scale laboratory investigation into the movements of gas and water through clay barriers exposed to the environment. The test beds, each 3m square were constructed and filled with clay to a depth of 400 mm, after compaction. One test bed contained London Clay, the other Glacial Till. The clays were subjected to accelerated environmental cycling and tests carried out on samples of the clays at appropriate intervals. The tests included measurements of the mechanical, physical and chemical properties of the clays and their permeability to gas and water. Gas permeability emerged as the more appropriate for the clays being investigated. The report discusses the difficulties of measuring the permeability of partially saturated clays and the need to define the measuring techniques when specifying limiting acceptability values. 55 refs., 8 figs., 7 tabs., 27 plates.}
place = {CEC}
year = {1993}
month = {Dec}
}