Understanding and predicting excavation damage in sedimentary rocks: A continuum based approach

The most widely accepted approach to long-term storage of nuclear waste is to design and construct a deep geological repository, where the geological environment acts as a natural barrier to radio nuclide migration. Sedimentary rocks, particularly argillaceous formations, are being investigated by m...

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Main Author: Perras, Matthew
Other Authors: Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.). Theses (Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.))
Language:en
en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1974/8594