A review on the impact of thermal history on compacted bentonite in the context of nuclear waste management

RC Kale, K Ravi - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
A deep geological repository is the most sustainable way to dispose of high-level radioactive
waste. It consists of a multi-barrier system with waste containing canister, sealing material …

Advances on the investigation of the hydraulic behavior of compacted GMZ bentonite

WM Ye, NC Borrell, JY Zhu, B Chen, YG Chen - Engineering geology, 2014 - Elsevier
Studies on the hydraulic behavior of GMZ bentonite have been performed since 1980s.
Based on a review of the former studies, achievements on experimental and theoretic results …

[PDF][PDF] 化学溶液作用下基于压实膨润土孔隙结构演化的土水特征模型研究

贺勇, 卢普怀, 滕继东, 叶为民 - 工程地质学报, 2022 - dsjyj.com.cn
摘要在高放废弃物深地质处置库复杂的地下水环境影响下, 缓冲/回填材料微观孔隙结构的改变
通常会大大影响其水力性质. 为探究这种影响, 众多学者从不同理论出发, 建立了相应的土水特征 …

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 …

Temperature effects on the swelling pressure and saturated hydraulic conductivity of the compacted GMZ01 bentonite

WM Ye, M Wan, B Chen, YG Chen, YJ Cui… - Environmental earth …, 2013 - Springer
Using a newly developed apparatus, swelling pressure tests and saturated hydraulic
conductivity tests on the compacted Gao-Miao-Zi (GMZ01) bentonite with an initial dry …

Temperature effects on the unsaturated permeability of the densely compacted GMZ01 bentonite under confined conditions

WM Ye, M Wan, B Chen, YG Chen, YJ Cui, J Wang - Engineering Geology, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, temperature controlled soil-water retention tests and unsaturated hydraulic
conductivity tests for densely compacted Gaomiaozi bentonite—GMZ01 (dry density of 1.70 …

Response mechanism of permeability change of remolded loess to seepage parameters

P Xu, H Qian, Q Zhang, J Shang, Y Guo, M Li - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
As an important property of loess, permeability has a significant impact on the durability and
safety of engineering construction in loess areas. To explore the response mechanism of …

Effects of NaCl solution on the swelling and shrinkage behavior of compacted bentonite under one-dimensional conditions

Y He, W Ye, Y Chen, K Zhang, D Wu - Bulletin of Engineering Geology …, 2020 - Springer
Because of its low hydraulic conductivity, high swelling capacity, and good adsorption
properties, Gaomiaozi (GMZ) bentonite has been proposed as a suitable buffer/backfill …

Swelling pressure and hydraulic conductivity of compacted GMZ01 bentonite under salinization–desalinization cycle conditions

YG Chen, CM Zhu, WM Ye, YJ Cui, Q Wang - Applied Clay Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Compacted bentonite has been used as buffer material in radioactive waste disposal. Once
compacted bentonite is emplaced, the chemical composition of site water is changed due to …

Exploring the geochemical mechanism for the saturated permeability change of remolded loess

P Xu, Q Zhang, H Qian, M Guo, F Yang - Engineering Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Loess has been remolded as the foundation for various construction projects with a long
period of history. However, the operation of loess construction engineering is affected by the …