Publications by Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

Physical characterization of fault rocks within the Opalinus Clay formation

Marie Estelle Solange Violay, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza, Christophe Nussbaum

Near-surface disposal of radioactive waste in shales is a promising option to safeguard the population and environment. However, natural faults intersecting these geological formations can potentially affect the long-term isolation of the repositories. Thi ...

Nature Research2022

Contrasting mechanical and hydraulic properties of wet and dry fault zones in a proposed shale-hosted nuclear waste repository

Marie Estelle Solange Violay, Carolina Giorgetti, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

2019

Variations in elastic and electrical properties of crustal rocks with varying degree of microfracturation

Marie Estelle Solange Violay, Lucas Xan Pimienta, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

This work aims at investigating the effect of varying degrees of microfracturing on the joint elastic and electrical transport properties of rocks. Different crustal rocks were subjected to Thermal Treatment, expected to induce microfracturing, up to diffe ...

2019

Frictional and transport properties of faults zones in the Opalinus Clay formation

Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

Deep geological repositories in clay formations are a promising option to ensure the long-term isolation of nuclear waste from the population and the environment. In Switzerland, the Opalinus Clay (OPA) formation is a shale whose favorable barrier properti ...

EPFL2018

Do scaly clays control seismicity on faulted shale rocks?

Marie Estelle Solange Violay, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

2018

Frictional Properties of Opalinus Clay: Implications for Nuclear Waste Storage

Marie Estelle Solange Violay, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

2018

Predicting the axial capacity of piles in sand

Lyesse Laloui, Jean-Marie Fuerbringer, Alessandro Francesco Rotta Loria, Alberto Minardi, Luis Felipe Orellana Espinoza

Currently, although several tools have been proposed for the numerical modelling of the pile-soil interface, there is not a well-established framework concerning the quantitative impact that different estimations of the mechanical properties of this settin ...

Elsevier2015