Numerical prediction of the large-scale in situ PRACLAY Heater test in the Boom Clay
G Chen, A Dizier, X Li, J Verstricht, X Sillen… - Rock Mechanics and …, 2021 - Springer
The large-scale PRACLAY heater test has been running since November 2014 in the
HADES URF (Belgium) to examine the combined impact on the host Boom Clay of the …
HADES URF (Belgium) to examine the combined impact on the host Boom Clay of the …
Model order reduction of nonlinear thermo-hydro-mechanical systems by means of elastic and plastic domain sub-structuring
Y Larion, TJ Massart, P Díez, G Chen… - Finite elements in …, 2024 - Elsevier
A model order reduction approach combining reduced basis (RB) projection and sub-
structuring by domain decomposition is developed to tackle nonlinear elasto-plasticity in …
structuring by domain decomposition is developed to tackle nonlinear elasto-plasticity in …
Inverse analysis of two in situ heater tests in Boom Clay to identify a range of anisotropic thermal conductivities
G Chen, L Yu, X Li, S Levasseur - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Design and safety assessments of geological disposals of heat-emitting radioactive
waste require accurate evaluation of the thermal conductivity of the host medium. This paper …
waste require accurate evaluation of the thermal conductivity of the host medium. This paper …
Determination of the anisotropic thermal conductivity of the Boom Clay based on a combined numerical interpretation of two in situ heater tests at different scales
GJ Chen, XL Li, X Sillen, S Levasseur - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
In the HADES underground research laboratory in Belgium, a large-scale PRACLAY Heater
test and a small-scale ATLAS Heater test are performed to examine the thermo-hydro …
test and a small-scale ATLAS Heater test are performed to examine the thermo-hydro …
Stability analysis and long-term behaviour of deep tunnels in clay formations
A Dizier, M Scibetta, G Armand, J Zghondi, T Georgieva… - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Demonstrating the feasibility of constructing tunnels in deep clay formations is an important
goal of the Belgian RD&D programme on the geological disposal of radioactive waste. In …
goal of the Belgian RD&D programme on the geological disposal of radioactive waste. In …
[HTML][HTML] Performance analysis of data-driven and physics-informed machine learning methods for thermal-hydraulic processes in Full-scale Emplacement experiment
G Hu, N Prasianakis, SV Churakov… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study centers on the critical aspect of thermal management in deep geological
repositories, particularly concerning the heat induced by radioactive nuclear waste. It …
repositories, particularly concerning the heat induced by radioactive nuclear waste. It …
The construction of the HADES underground research laboratory and its role in the development of the Belgian concept of a deep geological repository
X Li, B Neerdael, D Raymaekers, X Sillen - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract When the Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) launched a research,
development and demonstration programme on geological disposal in the 1970s, it was not …
development and demonstration programme on geological disposal in the 1970s, it was not …
Thermal impact on the excavation damage zone around a supported drift using the 2nd gradient model
The temperature increase induced by radioactive waste decay generates the thermal
pressurisation around the excavation damage zone (EDZ), and the excess pore pressure …
pressurisation around the excavation damage zone (EDZ), and the excess pore pressure …
25 years of cross-fertilization between HADES and Mont Terri rock laboratory
C Nussbaum, F Bernier, N Bleyen, P Bossart… - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The collaboration between HADES and the Mont Terri rock laboratory started in 1995, when
granite was considered the most suitable host rock for radioactive waste disposal in …
granite was considered the most suitable host rock for radioactive waste disposal in …
Characterization of Boom Clay anisotropic THM behaviour based on two heating tests at different scales in the HADES URL
G Chen, X Li, A Dizier, J Verstricht, X Sillen… - 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
To examine the impact of the heat generated by high-level radioactive waste on Boom Clay,
two heater tests have been launched in the HADES underground research facility: the small …
two heater tests have been launched in the HADES underground research facility: the small …