Heating Pulse Tests under Constant Volume on Boom Clay: Experimental Results and Numerical Simulations.

Analice Lima, Enrique Romero, Jean Vaunat, Antonio Gens, Xiang Ling Li, Guangjing Chen

    Research outputpeer-review

    Abstract

    Boom clay is a potential geological host formation for High Level Nuclear Waste in Belgium. Impact of thermal loads may play an important role on this clay formation. To this aim, heating pulse tests on intact borehole samples were carried out using an axi-symmetric heating cell. Heating tests under nearly constant volume conditions and different target temperatures (maximum 85°C) were performed under controlled hydraulic boundary conditions. Selected test result are presented and afterwards calibrated and simulated using CODE_BRIGHT.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationImpact of thermo-hydro-mechanical chemical (THMC) processes on the safety of underground radioactive waste repositories. Proceedings of the European Commission TIMODAZ-THERESA International Conference, Luxembourg, 29 September – 1 October 2009
    Place of PublicationBrussels, Belgium
    Pages465-469
    StatePublished - Dec 2012
    EventInternational conference and workshop "Impact of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) processes on the safety of underground radioactive waste repositories" - European Commission, Luxembourg
    Duration: 29 Sep 20091 Oct 2009

    Publication series

    NameEUR report
    NumberEUR 25527 EN

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational conference and workshop "Impact of Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) processes on the safety of underground radioactive waste repositories"
    Country/TerritoryLuxembourg
    CityLuxembourg
    Period2009-09-292009-10-01

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