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Soil physics

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Analysis of the FEBEX multi-barrier system including thermo-plasticity of unsaturated bentonite

Lyesse Laloui, Bertrand François, Fabrice Dupray

Deep geological repository involving a multi-barrier system constitutes one of the most promising options for isolating high-level radioactive waste from the human environment. In order to certify the efficiency of waste isolation it is essential to unders ...

Wiley-Blackwell2013

Multiphysical Testing of Soils and Shales

Lyesse Laloui, Alessio Ferrari

Significant advancements in the experimental analysis of soils and shales have been achieved during the last few decades. Outstanding progress in the field has led to the theoretical development of geomechanical theories and important engineering applicati ...

Springer2012

Coupled effects of canal lining and multi-layered soil structure on canal seepage and soil water dynamics

David Andrew Barry

Ponding tests were conducted in the Shiyang River Basin in Northwest China to assess canal leakage characteristics. Four anti-seepage constructions (concrete lining, pebble lining, clay lining plus compacted canal bed, compacted canal bed only) were perfor ...

2012

Numerical modeling of a real-scale nuclear waste engineering barrier experiment

Lyesse Laloui, Bertrand François, Fabrice Dupray

Deep geological repository involving a multi-barrier system constitutes one of the most promising options to isolate high-level radioactive waste from the human environment. The efficiency of Engineered-Barrier Systems (EBS) is highly based on the complex ...

CIMNE2012

Simulation tool for variably saturated flow with comprehensive geochemical reactions in two and three-dimensional domains

David Andrew Barry, Laurin Wissmeier

We present a software tool for simulations of flow and multi-species solute transport in two and three-dimensional domains in combination with comprehensive intra-phase and inter-phase geochemistry. The software uses IPhreeqc, the coupling version of the g ...

Elsevier2011

A model for the water retention behavior of deformable soils including capillary hysteresis

Lyesse Laloui, Mathieu Nuth

Experimental findings on the hysteresis of the soil water retention curve, relating the degree of saturation to the matric suction, have to be superimposed with the aspects due to the soil matrix deformation. In order to set a comprehensive model for the r ...

ASCE2011

Benchmarking of constitutive models for unsaturated soils

Lyesse Laloui, Mathieu Nuth

The paper presents a collaborative piece of research undertaken by seven research teams from different universities within the ‘Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils for Engineering’ (MUSE) network. The objective is to benchmark different approaches to constituti ...

2011

Benchmark of experimental techniques for measuring and controlling suction

Lyesse Laloui, Hervé Péron

The paper presents a benchmarking study carried out within the ‘Mechanics of Unsaturated Soils for Engineering’ (MUSE) network aimed at comparing different techniques for measurement and control of suction. Techniques tested by the eight ‘Mechanics of Unsa ...

2011

Soil mapping using electro-magnetic methods: development of a unified constitutive model.

Alessandro Brovelli

In the context of sustainable development, there is a growing interest in mapping soil characteristics and land use, in particular to evaluate threats to soil quality. Fast non-invasive geophysical surveys have been used to estimate the areal distribution ...

2011

Transport in the hydrologic response: Travel time distributions, soil moisture dynamics, and the old water paradox

Andrea Rinaldo, Enrico Bertuzzo, Gianluca Botter

We propose a mathematical framework for the general definition and computation of travel time distributions defined by the closure of a catchment control volume, where the input flux is an arbitrary rainfall pattern and the output fluxes are green and blue ...

American Geophysical Union2010

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