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Investigations of salt mortar containing saliferous clay

Abstract

Saliferous clay mortar might be considered for combining individual salt bricks into a dense and tight long-term seal. A specific laboratory program was started to test mortars consisting of halite powder and grey saliferous clay of the Stassfurt from the Bleicherode salt mine. Clay fractions between 0 and 45% were used. The interest focused upon obtaining good workabilities of the mixtures as well as upon the permeability and compression strength of the dried mortar samples. Test results: (1) Without loss of quality the mortar can be mixed using fresh water. Apprx. 18 to 20 weight-% of the solids must be added as mixing water. (2) The porosity and the permeability of the mortar samples increases distinctly when equally coarse-grained salt power is used for mixing. (3) The mean grain size and the grain size distribution of the saliferous clay and the salt powder should be very similar to form a useful mortar. (4) The permeability of the mortar samples decreases with increasing clay fraction from 2 10{sup -12} m{sup 2} to 2 10{sup -14} m{sup 2}. The investigated samples, however, were large and dried at 100degC. (5) The uniaxial compressive strength of the clay mortar equals, at an average, only  More>>
Authors:
Walter, F [1] 
  1. GSF - Forschungszentrum fuer Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH, Braunschweig (Germany). Inst. fuer Tieflagerung
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
GSF-13/92; GSF-TL-19/92
Reference Number:
SCA: 360601; 360603; 052002; PA: DEN-93:001834; SN: 93000946714
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; SALT CAVERNS; BACKFILLING; MORTARS; CHEMICAL PREPARATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; UNDERGROUND DISPOSAL; BOREHOLES; SEALS; CLOSURES; SEALING MATERIALS; BRICKS; CLAYS; POWDERS; 360601; 360603; 052002; PREPARATION AND MANUFACTURE; WASTE DISPOSAL AND STORAGE
OSTI ID:
10130902
Research Organizations:
GSF - Forschungszentrum fuer Umwelt und Gesundheit GmbH, Neuherberg (Germany)
Country of Origin:
Germany
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE93768847; CNN: Contract BMFT KWA 5603A6; CEC F12W-CT90-0; TRN: DE9301834
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
DEN
Size:
14 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 04, 2005

Citation Formats

Walter, F. Investigations of salt mortar containing saliferous clay. Germany: N. p., 1992. Web.
Walter, F. Investigations of salt mortar containing saliferous clay. Germany.
Walter, F. 1992. "Investigations of salt mortar containing saliferous clay." Germany.
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title = {Investigations of salt mortar containing saliferous clay}
author = {Walter, F}
abstractNote = {Saliferous clay mortar might be considered for combining individual salt bricks into a dense and tight long-term seal. A specific laboratory program was started to test mortars consisting of halite powder and grey saliferous clay of the Stassfurt from the Bleicherode salt mine. Clay fractions between 0 and 45% were used. The interest focused upon obtaining good workabilities of the mixtures as well as upon the permeability and compression strength of the dried mortar samples. Test results: (1) Without loss of quality the mortar can be mixed using fresh water. Apprx. 18 to 20 weight-% of the solids must be added as mixing water. (2) The porosity and the permeability of the mortar samples increases distinctly when equally coarse-grained salt power is used for mixing. (3) The mean grain size and the grain size distribution of the saliferous clay and the salt powder should be very similar to form a useful mortar. (4) The permeability of the mortar samples decreases with increasing clay fraction from 2 10{sup -12} m{sup 2} to 2 10{sup -14} m{sup 2}. The investigated samples, however, were large and dried at 100degC. (5) The uniaxial compressive strength of the clay mortar equals, at an average, only 4 MPa and decreases clearly with increasing clay fraction. Moist mortar samples did not show any measurable compressive strength. (6) Moistened saliferous clay mortar may show little temporary swelling. (orig./HP).}
place = {Germany}
year = {1992}
month = {Dec}
}