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Title:
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Anisotropic features on the thermal conductivity of a deep argillaceous formation
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Author:
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Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Sau Valenzuela, Núria; Lima, Analice; Van Baelen, H; Sillen, X.; Li, Xiang Ling
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. MSR - Mecànica del Sòls i de les Roques |
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Abstract:
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An experimental study on Ypresian clays – one of the potential deep and sedimentary clay formations in Belgium for the geological disposal of heat-emitting radioactive waste – has been undertaken to systematically study anisotropic features on the thermal conductivity using a setup with thermal flux measurement. A careful pre-conditioning protocol before the thermal tests has been followed to ensure a very high degree of saturation and the closure of fissures/gaps along bedding planes. Thermal conductivity data with this improved pre-conditioning protocol allowed obtaining results consistent with the values reported when using back-analysis in a constant volume cell with fully saturated material. |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geotècnia::Mecànica de sòls
-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Enginyeria ambiental::Tractament dels residus
-Radioactive waste disposal in the ground
-Anisotropy
-Thermal conductivity
-deep argillaceous formation
-anisotropy
-Residus radioactius -- Emplaçament
-Anisotropia |
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Article - Published version
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IOS Press
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