Bentonite is a key material for the construction of Engineered Barrier Systems (EBSs) in
deep geological repositories (DGRs) for radioactive waste. Modelling of gas migration in …

During the construction of high-level radioactive waste disposal repository, bentonite-based
materials (BM), as the preferred type of buffer materials, are usually pre-compacted into …

Most of the previous studies on the effects of pore structure on soil water retention behaviour
are limited to a single drying and wetting cycle. This study evaluated the effects of pore …

The soil water retention curve (SWRC) or soil–water characteristic curve (SWCC) is a
fundamental feature of unsaturated soil that simply shows the relationship between soil …

In this paper, the microstructure of the Czech bentonite B75 was investigated by three
methods: water retention curve (WRC) measurements, mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) …

This paper presents a novel strain-dependent water retention model for improved predictive
modelling of localized gas flow in bentonite. The proposed model uses fundamental material …

Understanding soil–water retention behavior is a longstanding topic. Water retained in soils
can be decomposed into adsorptive and capillary components, controlled by different …

Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling is relevant in various natural processes and
engineering applications involving clay soils. It can affect slope deformations and stability …

Deep geological repositories are often considered for the disposal of high-level radioactive
wastes (HLW). HLW should be disposed of safely and permanently using two barrier …

The evolution of dual-pore structure for compacted clays along hydro-mechanical paths
exerts considerable influences on their phenomenological behavioral properties. This study …