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Hydrothermal Field Experiment Simulating Steel Canister Embedded in Expansive Clay - Physical Behavior of the Clay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Roland Pusch ,
Ola Karnland ,
Alain Lajudie  and
Rosemarie Atabek
Roland Pusch
Affiliation:
Clay Technology AB, Ideon, S-223 70 Lund, Sweden
Ola Karnland
Affiliation:
Clay Technology AB, Ideon, S-223 70 Lund, Sweden
Alain Lajudie
Affiliation:
CEA, Boite Postale No. 6, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Rosemarie Atabek
Affiliation:
CEA, Boite Postale No. 6, F-92260 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
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Abstract

Field heat experiments with kaolinite/smectite clay surrounding heaters in boreholes were conducted for 0.7 and 4 years with temperatures up to 170-180°C. The short test gave a high degree of water saturation even in the hottest part (> 75 %) and almost no change in physical properties and mineral composition. The long test gave a dry inner zone of claystone, indicating gas formation, and rich precipitation of silica/aluminum compounds and sulphate minerals. Brittleness characterized the hot parts and stiffening occurred also in the colder parts due to precipitation of silica and aluminum.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 257: Symposium – Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XV , 1991 , 547
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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